Kathie Giorgio is the critically acclaimed author of eight novels, two story collections, a collection of essays, and four poetry books. She’s been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in fiction and poetry and awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association, the Silver Pen Award for Literary Excellence, the Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, and the Eric Hoffer Award in Fiction.
Her poem “Light” won runner-up in the 2021 Rosebud Magazine Poetry Prize, and her poem “Again” won first prize in the Wisconsin Writers Association’s Jade Ring contest. She is a two-time runner-up of the Zona Gale Short Fiction Award for her stories “Quiet” and “Recipe.” Her short story, “Snapdragon” was performed for the Stories on Stage series at Su Teatro theatre in Boulder, Colorado. Her poem “Harvest Moon” was included in the Poetry Leaves exhibition in Waterford, Michigan. In a recent column, Jim Higgins, the books editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, included Giorgio’s short story collection Enlarged Hearts on a list of the top 21 books by Wisconsin writers of the 21st century.
Besides being a writer, Giorgio is the director and founder of the international creative writing studio AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop LLC. AllWriters’ offers online and onsite courses and workshops in all genres and abilities of creative writing, as well as coaching and editing services. Thousands of writers worldwide have gotten their start at AllWriters’, and thousands have continued their career there. Giorgio has taught for 30 years.
Giorgio lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Three of her adult children, Christopher, Andy, and Olivia, live close by, along with her solo granddaughter, Maya Mae. One adult child, Katie, has wandered off to Louisiana where she teaches at the University of Louisiana — Lafayette and lives among the mathematicians and alligators.
Kathie’s website:
kathiegiorgio.org
AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop LLC:
allwritersworkshop.com
Paperback: 82 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (August 26, 2025)