About Catherine Stover

I am an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction and the recipient of the 2020 Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Teacher Award at Madison Area Technical College   My work has appeared in:

• Magazines: Wisconsin Magazine, Executive Female,   Everton’s Genealogical Helper
• Newspapers: The Milwaukee Journal, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, Isthmus, and a monthly business column called Business Solutions.
• Journals: The University of Wisconsin-Extension’s  The Small Business Forum, Luther College’s The New Oneota Review
• Newsletters: Faculty Focus, The University of Iowa’s e-newsletter the daily palette Creativity Connection, Student Affairs Leader, Distance Education Report, Recruitment & Retention in Higher Education,
• College textbook: Problems & Solutions in Small Business Management: Case Studies from Small Business Forum
• Workbook: Business Feasibility: A First Cut Analysis  and Teaching Notes for Business Feasibility.

I am currently working on a book titled Three Ways to Write Memoirs: How to Write Family History, or Tell Stories, or Explore Ideas and teaching memoir workshops at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. Previously, I was the managing editor of Magna Publications in Madison, Wisconsin, which produces professional development materials for colleges and  universities.  As the granddaughter and daughter of teachers, all of my earliest heroes stood in front of blackboards.

I have been fortunate to receive five awards for my writing.

For poetry:

• Academy of American Poets Award, given by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, for a poem

For  fiction:

• George B. Hill Memorial Creative Writing Award for Fiction, University of Wisconsin- Madison, for a short story
• University of Nottingham, England Adult Extension Creative Writing Award, for a short story

For non-fiction:

• Milwaukee Journal’s  Wisconsin Magazine Young Writers’ Contest Award,  for a newspaper article
• Mary Wackman Fellowship, UW-Madison, for an essay

I have a Master of Arts degree in English – Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education – English from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

My husband Mark and I have two daughters, Claire and Anna, a son-in-law, Andrew, and now grandchildren. Mark and I live in Columbus, Wisconsin.  You can contact me by writing to: Catherine[dot]Stover6[at]gmail[dot]com.