Kathryn Ganfield

Kathryn Ganfield is a nature writer and essayist in the river town of St. Paul, Minnesota. Her work centers on family, environment, and the climate in crisis. She was a 2022-2023 Loft Literary Center Mentor Series Fellow in nonfiction and winner of the 2023 Paul Gruchow Essay Contest. Her words have been published in Water~Stone Review, Creative Nonfiction, and River Teeth, among other journals. She holds a BA in creative writing from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul. As a communications professional and creative storyteller in the environmental field, Ganfield advocates for wildlife conservation and environmental education. She is a former outdoor educator and a current Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer. Find her online at www.kathrynganfield.com.