upcoming classes & events
Join Kati for writing prompts and community-connecting conversation at the Foundation for Inherited Arrhythmias International Family Conference hosted at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Join Kati for a live conversation and generative writing session at Dirty Messy Alive 2026 about how memoir writing calls us forward into becoming who we’re meant to be, drawing on her experiences undergoing shamanic initiation during the writing of LIGHTNING FLOWERS as well as mentoring trauma writing clients for more than a decade.
Inspired by Chanel Miller’s Brainstorm Series appearance at The Center for the Arts in Jackson Hole? Get started writing your own story by joining author Katherine Standefer and the Community Safety Network at Teton County Library for a two-hour trauma writing workshop.
Join Kati with a stellar lineup of other nonfiction readers at this AWP 2025 off-site reading at Sunset Strip Tattoo in LA.
Our bodies hold influence over the way we write, what we write, and how we physically come to the page. In this panel moderated by author Andrew Romriell, Kati discusses navigating the intersections of creativity, illness, and life alongside panelists Lars Horn, Patrick Milian, and Elissa Washuta.
Help Kati celebrate Lightning Flowers’ 4th birthday with a reading, conversation, and cake at Secret World Books in Highland Park, Illinois.
Join Kati for 45 minutes of writing prompts and community-connecting conversation at the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation Conference hosted at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Join Kati at the Jackson Hole Writers Conference to learn about craft, generate material, make new writing friends, and pick up publishing tips over a magical fall weekend in Jackson Hole.
Join Kati at Shakespeare & Co. in Missoula, Montana, for a short reading and conversation about Lightning Flowers.
Join us for a facilitated book club conversation about Lightning Flowers with Kati at Violet Volumes Bookstore in Victor, ID.
Join Kati and the Teton Science Schools for a book talk and conversation on the iconic porch of conservationist Mardy Murie’s cabin on the historic Murie Ranch.
Join us for "Mining for a Sustainable Future,” hosted by the Centre for Climate and Business Solutions at the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business and the Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This symposium on sustainable supply chains will explore the complex role of mining in our society, unearthing new perspectives on responsible mineral sourcing and discussing innovative practices that can revolutionize the sector.
Come find me at the Greensboro Bound Literary Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, May 20!
Our most powerful stories can be the most brutal to write, leaving us frustrated, emotionally activated, and stuck. What gets in the way? How can we push forward without damaging our mental and physical health? In this 4-hour workshop hosted in-person by Paonia Books in Paonia, Colorado, we'll build a toolbox for unlocking urgent stories that have so far resisted telling.
Join Kati for a glass of cider and a reading at Paonia Books on this late spring evening.
Although writing can be healing, crafting and publishing our most difficult stories can make trauma worse. In this 2-hour workshop hosted by the Deschutes Public Library, learn how the physiological processes of trauma and shame interact with a writing process.
Join Kati for a virtual reading through Northern Arizona University MFA’s Cinder Skies series, alongside nonfiction writer Alli Mancz.
There’s only one bookstore that changes Kati’s life in her book Lightning Flowers. Join her for a book talk and conversation this autumn at that very special location: The Boulder Bookstore.
Catch Kati for a reading and Q&A from the new paperback edition of Lightning Flowers in the tiny, beautiful town of Basalt, Colorado.
Join Kati in stunning Telluride, Colorado, for a presentation and conversation hosted by Wilkinson Public Library and Between the Covers Bookstore.
Join Kati at The Literary Book Bar in her dad’s college town (!) for a reading, Q&A, and signing celebrating the new paperback edition of Lightning Flowers.
Join Katherine Standefer for a virtual reading, book talk, and Q&A hosted by the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation. The EKR Foundation continues the work of the famed Swiss psychiatrist who developed the now-famous Five Stages of Grief. In this event, Katherine shares her experience living in relationship to death as a young person.
Join Kati at the famed Prairie Lights Books & Cafe in downtown Iowa City for a conversation with local author Thomas Mira y Lopez, author of The Book of Resting Places, in celebration of the paperback launch of Lightning Flowers.
Join Kati at A Room of One’s Own Books & Gifts in Madison, Wisconsin, for a reading and Q&A about Lightning Flowers.
Stop by Barbara’s Bookstore at its Woodfield Mall location in Schaumburg, IL, to have Kati sign your new paperback copy of Lightning Flowers.
Join Kati for a conversation and reading at Read Between the Lynes Bookstore, where Lightning Flowers was the May 2021 daytime Book Club pick.
Join Kati for a reading and conversation at Valley Bookstore in Jackson, Wyoming.
How can we ethically write about other people—and what does it mean to do it well? In this free 1.5-hour workshop at Sublette County Library, writers will explore the craft of building nuanced characters, reckon with owning their stories’ difficult truths, and consider the legal or logistical implications of their storytelling.
Join Kati at the Jackson Hole Writers Conference, where she’ll deliver the Nonfiction Keynote, teach a workshop, and consult on manuscripts. For nearly three decades, the Jackson Hole Writers Conference has brought together writers of all levels from all walks of life to share ideas, hone craft, and form community.
Stop by Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in Steamboat Springs, CO—Kati’s favorite bookstore as a kid—to have her sign your new paperback copy of Lightning Flowers.
Join Kati for a reading and conversation at Narrow Gauge Book Co-op, in celebration of Lightning Flowers’ paperback release.
