Kase Johnstun

Instructor

Kase Johnstun

Kase Johnstun (MA, MFA) lives and writes in Ogden, Utah. He is the author of Let the Wild Grasses Grow (Torrey House Press), Beyond the Grip Craniosynostosis (McFarland & Co), and the co-editor/author of Utah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front. Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis was awarded the Gold Quill (First Place) in creative nonfiction by the League of Utah Writers for 2015. His work has been published widely by literary journals and trade magazines, including, but not limited to, Southwest the magazine, Today’s Parent, Yahoo Parenting, Creative Nonfiction, Coldnoon: Travel Writing and Traveling Poetics, Like The Wind, and The Chronicle Review. He hosts a literary podcast called LITerally where he interviews authors about all things publishing and writing. 

Recent Courses

    Webinar
    Winter

    Making the Most of the First Page

    We are often told that memoir should take the shape of a novel, that memoir should use fiction craft techniques to tell a unique and engaging story, and that memoir should be complete before submission.

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    Online Course
    Pathways

    Pathway to the Memoir

    A yearlong structured track designed to help you write your memoir.

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This was my first Advanced class, and I was blown away by the quality of commentary from other writers. Very worth it and made me feel even more invested in my own work. Kase did a fantastic job of leading the group!

Abby Henson

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