Instructor: Kathryn Mattingly

Biography: Kathryn Mattingly is a college educator, professional editor, and award-winning author. She has taught numerous writing courses at several private colleges. While senior editor for Possibility Publishing, Ms. Mattingly was instrumental in securing America's Next Top Model, Naima Mora, as a client and received national credit as the editor of her book, Model Behavior. As a feature writer for Possibility Media Group, Kat has published over 30 articles. She is a content editor through her private editorial service and has mentored new writers for over two decades. Kat is the author of seven fiction novels. Her debut novel, Benjamin, was a New Century Quarterly Publisher's Finalist. Her fifth and sixth novels won two awards each for outstanding fiction in their category. Kat's short story collection, Fractured Hearts, includes five award-winning stories. Her work can also be found in twelve themed anthologies through various small presses.

Publication Highlights

-Benjamin (2013)
-Fractured Hearts (Short story collection 2014)
-Journey (2015)
-Olivia's Ghost (2016)
-The Tutor (2018)
-Katya (2023)
-Finley's Song (2025)
-The Writer (2026)
-12 anthology publication
-30 magazine & online publications (1999-2024)
-8 fiction awards (2001-2026)

Classes by this instructor

Get Published!

If you are writing or have written your fiction novel or memoir and want to learn about the next steps toward publication, this course will show you what is needed to acquire an agent or publisher. You will learn how to write a pitch, query letter, long and short synopsis, potential back cover blurb and more.
May 7, 2026 to June 11, 2026 | 5:00pm-7:00pm PDT | Bend