Courtney Harler

COURTNEY HARLER is a queer multigenre writer/editor/educator/podcaster currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada. She holds an MA (2013) in English (Literature) from Eastern Washington University and an MFA (2017) in Creative Writing (Fiction) from University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. She’s an alumnus and/or fellowship recipient of Key West Literary Seminar (2023), Napa Valley Writers’ Conference (2019 & 2021), Community of Writers (2018), Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences in both Sicily (2017) and Vermont (2016), Mont Blanc Writers’ Workshop (2016), and Writing By Writers Workshops (2015 & 2018). As a reader and writer, she’s worked for various publications such as The Vignette Review (Illinois), Chicago Literati (Illinois), Funicular Magazine (Canada), Reflex Fiction (United Kingdom), The Masters Review (Oregon), and the Katherine Anne Porter Prize (Texas). As an instructor of writing, she’s worked for Eastern Washington University, College of Southern Nevada, Project Write Now, and Tulsa Glitterary Conference. She’s served as a panelist for Boise’s Storyfort, Spokane’s Get Lit! Festival, and Nimrod’s Conference for Readers and Writers. She’s host of the literary podcast, PWN’s Debut Review. Currently she serves as editor in chief of CRAFT Literary Magazine and editorial director for Discover New Art. Her creative work has been featured around the world in multiple genres—learn more at harlerliterary.llc. Find her on Instagram @CourtneyHarler.