Courtney Harler

COURT HARLER is a queer multigenre writer, editor, and educator based in Northern Kentucky. She holds an MA (2013) in English (literature) from Eastern Washington University and an MFA (2017) in creative writing (fiction) from the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. She’s an alumnus and/or fellowship recipient of StoryStudio Chicago's StoryBoard Conference (2025), 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 the 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 the former cohost of the literary podcast, PWN’s Debut Review, and the current moderator of PWN's online reading series, Friends & Features. She's also the former editor in chief of CRAFT Literary Magazine and former editorial director for Discover New Art. Currently, she's an associate coach for Art of Storytelling, the owner of Harler Literary LLC, and the founder and editor of Flash the Court, an online literary magazine devoted to fine flash prose. Her writing has been featured around the world in multiple genres—learn more at harlerliterary.llc. Find her on Instagram @CourtneyHarler, or on Facebook @CourtHarler or @FlashtheCourt. Submit flash work at flashthecourt.com.