KATE McQUADE

Kate McQuade is the author of the story collection Tell Me Who We Were (William Morrow, 2019) and the novel Two Harbors (Harcourt, 2005). Her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in Black Warrior Review, Harvard Review, Joyland, LitHub, The Lily for Washington Post, Memorious, Shenandoah, TIME Magazine, and Verse Daily, among other publications. Her work has been supported by the Sustainable Arts Foundation, the Mass Cultural Council, Best American Short Stories (2020 Distinguished Story), and fellowships and scholarships from MacDowell, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Yaddo. In 2023, she was named a Jack Hazard Fellow by the New Literary Project. Born and raised in Minnesota, she teaches literature and writing at Phillips Academy, Andover, where she lives on campus with her family. While in residence at WISC, she is working on a novel that explores the intersections of climate change, reproductive justice, and the ethics of art.