Kate’s essay, “Skinning Up,” was reprinted in the February issue of ADIRONDACK LIFE, “the magazine of the mountains since 1969.” This is the “How to Winter” issue—and navigating a frozen Whiteface is about as wintery as it comes! Read more here.
Kate’s essay, “Skinning Up,” was reprinted in the February issue of ADIRONDACK LIFE, “the magazine of the mountains since 1969.” This is the “How to Winter” issue—and navigating a frozen Whiteface is about as wintery as it comes! Read more here.
Kate’s letter to the editor (“The Fever Called Living”) was published in this month’s issue of Harper’s Magazine, the oldest literary-interest monthly in the United States. Forever immortalized in the Harper’s Archive – and in the 175th Commemorative Issue. A proud day for any writer.
Kate’s Op-Ed, “Airport noise is growing — and residents have few protections,” was published in today’s issue of the Santa Fe New Mexican. Read more here!
Kate’s Op-Ed, “City growth is coming at county’s expense,” appears in today’s issue of the Santa Fe New Mexican, the West’s oldest newspaper. Read on, here.
This year’s issue of the Santa Fe Literary Review is now available online and at the Santa Fe Public Libraries—while supplies last. You can also grab your copy at the SFCC Library on campus at 6401 Richards Ave. This year’s gorgeous issue features a collage-style cover by City Different artist Pi Luna, plus original content by Michael Mark, Tjizembua Tjikuzu, Amy Lowe, Susan Griego, and […]
Listen to an excerpt of WHAT THE DEAD CAN SAY, a mysterious novel without a listed author or press. Honored to be a part of this gorgeous project!
To celebrate 50 years of the SANTA FE REPORTER, Editor-in-Chief Julia Goldberg worked with staff writers to collect fifty-word visions of the City Different – fifty years from now, in 2074. Kate contributed fifty words alongside high-profile leaders from all around New Mexico. “Kill your iPhone” is so 2030s, and Santa Fe loves old-fashioned things: hand-churned ice cream, writing letters, neighborhood picnics, reading out loud. […]
The SANTA FE REPORTER’s Mo Charnot covered faculty salaries at SFCC in an article released on June 12, 2024. Kate McCahill reflected throughout the article on the struggles faculty encounter in the face of comparatively low salaries and an ever-increasing cost of living in the City Different. “McCahill has two children,” Charnot writes, and “says her ‘outlook on my role changed drastically when I had […]
This year’s issue, themed “Myth: Invention, Legend, and Lore,” showcases writing and art from around the world—all of it somehow evoking the mythical. Kate McCahill, the magazine’s editor in chief, writes of the selection process: “Myths took on every shape imaginable, and our editorial team pored over each one, searching for the interpretations of legend and lore to fill the pages that you, reader, now […]
SFCC, in tandem with Narrative 4 and the Santa Fe Literary Festival, is hosting Colum McCann on Friday, May 19, from 9-noon. Santa Fe student writers of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend! Many thanks to the Santa Fe Literary Festival for its support.
The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses recommends PATAGONIAN ROAD as one of March 2023’s recommended reads. It’s Women’s History Month! CLMP writes, “In this memoir, McCahill “personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but a route to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery.””
It’s official! SFCC students and faculty, plus Santa Fe Literary Review Editor-In-Chief Kate McCahill, plus staff members, will be proudly attending this year’s Santa Fe International Literary Festival. The event, held annually in the City Different, features a star-studded literary lineup, including Gillian Flynn, Manuel Muñoz, Laila Lalami, Colum McCann, Jennifer Egan, N. Scott Momaday, and many more. The Santa Fe International Literary Festival will […]
McCahill’s insights on faculty leadership and college service will appear in the A Faculty Guidebook for Effective Shared Governance and Service in Higher Education (Routledge Press Higher Education Series). The guidebook is edited by Holly Hassel, Kirsti Cole and Joanne Giordano. Holly Hassel is professor of English and director of the First-Year Writing Program at North Dakota State University. Kirsti Cole is professor of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Joanne Baird […]
Read the winning entries, here. November 23, 2022 at 12:00 am MST As editor-in-chief and faculty adviser of the Santa Fe Literary Review, Kate McCahill is accustomed to sorting through thousands of pieces of writing to choose a collection for readers. While she usually has a team of five interns and a board of genre editors to help call the shots for the annual publication at Santa Fe […]
Pasatiempo’s Brian Sandford interviewed Kate McCahill for today’s story, “Square Deal: Free Literary Review is out.” For an excerpt, read on! View full text here. Sandford writes: “When the Santa Fe Literary Review was first published 17 years ago, it was a showcase for locals. Now it accepts submissions from around the world — making it a tough nut to crack for even the most experienced writers, […]