Catherine Elcik

Catherine Elcik is a writer, tutor, and writing coach in Winthrop who writes fiction about misfits and subcultures. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, Carve Magazine, Narrative, and The Drum, among others. She received an Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation and a notable essay distinction in The Best American Essays 2022. She holds a BA in Journalism from Northeastern University and an MA in Creative Writing from Boston University. Currently, she’s querying agents for her first novel and arm-wrestling with her second. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @catherineelcik or subscribe to her weekly newsletter for writers at https://hibou.substack.com/.