Katie Bannon is a memoirist and essayist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Rumpus, ELLE Magazine, and more. Her memoir manuscript was a finalist for the Permafrost Nonfiction Book Prize. A graduate of GrubStreet’s Memoir Incubator, she holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Emerson College. She teaches writing at GrubStreet and Creative Nonfiction Magazine. 

 
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“The Blanket”
“The Blanket”

The Los Angeles Review

4 Ways to Build Your Memoir’s World
4 Ways to Build Your Memoir’s World

Brevity

I’m a Developmental Editor – These are the Five Biggest Issues I See in Memoir Drafts
I’m a Developmental Editor – These are the Five Biggest Issues I See in Memoir Drafts

Brevity

INTERVIEW: Mother-Daughter Bonds and the Power of Greek Myth: A Conversation with Ann Batchelder
INTERVIEW: Mother-Daughter Bonds and the Power of Greek Myth: A Conversation with Ann Batchelder

The Rumpus

I couldn’t stop pulling my hair. What was wrong with me?
I couldn’t stop pulling my hair. What was wrong with me?

The Washington Post

INTERVIEW: Jennifer Lunden, Author of American Breakdown
INTERVIEW: Jennifer Lunden, Author of American Breakdown

Hippocampus

My buzz cut is more than a shaved head
My buzz cut is more than a shaved head

Cognoscenti

5 Things I’ve Learned from Writing (and Editing) Mental Health Stories
5 Things I’ve Learned from Writing (and Editing) Mental Health Stories

Brevity

5 Reasons to Write Your “Taboo” Stories
5 Reasons to Write Your “Taboo” Stories

Jane Friedman Blog

5 Reasons an Agent Might Say No (and How to Get to Yes)
5 Reasons an Agent Might Say No (and How to Get to Yes)

Brevity

“How to support a partner with hair loss”</a>
“How to support a partner with hair loss”

INSIDER

“Compulsive Hair Pulling May Be Incurable, But The Shame Around It Isn't”
“Compulsive Hair Pulling May Be Incurable, But The Shame Around It Isn't”

ELLE Magazine

“My Claim”
“My Claim”

The Rumpus

“Despite the Harms, Social Media is Still Critical to Gen Z's Mental Health”</a>
“Despite the Harms, Social Media is Still Critical to Gen Z's Mental Health”

Newsweek

“Pulling Out Hair in the Time of COVID”</a>
“Pulling Out Hair in the Time of COVID”

Pangyrus

“Your Father’s Body”</a>
“Your Father’s Body”

phoebe journal

“Ants on Fire”</a>
“Ants on Fire”

Dorothy Parker’s Ashes

“Writing Compassionately about Parents”</a>
“Writing Compassionately about Parents”

Jane Friedman Blog

“Don’t (Necessarily) Write Every Day”</a>
“Don’t (Necessarily) Write Every Day”

Hippocampus

“We’re still failing victims of sexual assault”
“We’re still failing victims of sexual assault”

Cognoscenti

“The Illusion of the First Draft”</a>
“The Illusion of the First Draft”

Brevity

"Dear Melania, Your Husband's 'Boy Talk' Triggered My Sexual Assault PTSD"</a>
"Dear Melania, Your Husband's 'Boy Talk' Triggered My Sexual Assault PTSD"

Cognoscenti

"'Rapunzel Syndrome,' Compulsion To Eat Hair, Is Rare But Similar Disorders Are Not"</a>
"'Rapunzel Syndrome,' Compulsion To Eat Hair, Is Rare But Similar Disorders Are Not"

CommonHealth, NPR

"I was a secret hair puller"</a>
"I was a secret hair puller"

Salon

"Where Hair Pullers Like Me Are Not Alone"</a>
"Where Hair Pullers Like Me Are Not Alone"

Narratively

"It’s 3 Times More Common Than Anorexia, So Why Haven’t You Heard Of It?</a>”
"It’s 3 Times More Common Than Anorexia, So Why Haven’t You Heard Of It?”

Cognoscenti

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