Katharine Haake

Fiction Writer

Northridge, CA
California US
Email: 
kate.haake@csun.edu
Website: 
katharinehaake.com

Author's Bio

Katharine Haake is the author of the eco-dystopian science fiction fable, The Time of Quarantine; the California hybrid prose lyric, That Water, Those Rocks; and three collections of stories. Her work has appeared broadly and been recognized as distinguished by Best American Fiction and Best American Essays, among others. She a professor emerita at  California State University, Northridge, and lives in Los Angeles.

Education: 
University of Utah, Salt Lake City PhD
Writers Retreats: 
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Ucross Residency Program
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Publications & Prizes

Books:
What Happened Was (11:11 Press, 2024)
,
The Time of Quarantine (What Books Press, 2012)
,
The Origin of Stars and Other Stories (What Books Press, 2009)
,
That Water, Those Rocks: A Novel (University of Nevada Press, 2003)
,
The Height & Depth of Everything (University of Nevada Press, 2001)
,
No Reason on Earth (Dragon Gate Books, 1986)
Journals:
Alaska Quarterly Review
,
Iowa Review
,
Michigan Quarterly Review
,
New England Review
,
Quarterly West
,
Shenandoah
,
Crazyhorse
,
Witness
Prizes won: 

Wolfson Prose Prize, 2022

2023 Nothing Exists Alone Climate Change Fiction Prize, 11:11 Press

Individual Artist's Grant, Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles 2004/2005

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Redding, CA
California
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Last update: Apr 23, 2024