Author, literary fiction
Kristin FitzPatrick is the author of My Pulse is an Earthquake, a short story collection forthcoming in September 2015 from West Virginia University Press. This collection was also a semi-finalist for the 2014 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Kristin’s work has appeared in journals such as Colorado Review, The Southeast Review, and Epiphany. Her writing has been chosen for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, the Gival Press Short Story Award, The New Short Fiction Series, and Stories on Stage. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Jentel Artist Residency Program and The Seven Hills School. Originally from the Midwest, she now lives and writes in Southern California.
Workshops & Events:
- Making Every Line Count: Dialogue in Short Stories
- Writing Razor Sharp Description in Short Stories