I am grateful that veteran reporter Bill Lucey looks me up every once in a while to see how I’m doing since the Seattle P-I closed.  After checking in with me in 2010 for The Huffington Post, Bill called me earlier this summer to chat about writing and life after newspapers.  Thanks to him for this profile on his  site newspaperalum.com!

Anca Szilagyi is one of my favorite writers.  We met at the MFA program at the University of Washington, where she counseled me on the vagaries of workshopping a novel.  On August 1st, I was honored to help her read the title story of her collection More Like Home than Home, which she is polishing as a 2012-13 Made at Hugo House fellow. Along with Corinne Manning, Anca curates The Furnace… Read More

Castalia rocked Richard Hugo House on Tuesday, April 3rd.  Listen to me read from my novel Subduction by clicking here and choosing “Kristen Young” from the list.  I also recommend listening to Jean Burnet and Elizabeth Colen. The Castalia Reading series features a night of poetry and prose by students, faculty and alumni of the creative writing MFA program at the University of Washington.  Here’s the event listing from Castalia organizer… Read More

I am so grateful to Elizabeth Lowry, Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of Washington Graduate School, for highlighting my story in this student profile.