About

Kjersti is an internationally published fiction and creative nonfiction writer.

Kjersti writes speculative fiction exploring underrepresented voices, ideas, and systems of power. Sometimes she writes memoir.

Kjersti occasionally performs at spoken word events.

Kjersti has worked/sometimes works as a:

Places of Residence: Decorah, IA, 1975-1993; Columbia, MO, 1993-94; St. Louis, MO, 1994-97; Leiden, the Netherlands, 1997; St. Louis, MO, 1997-98; Atlanta, GA, 1998-2000; Kansas City, MO, 2000-01; Jemez Springs, NM, 2001; Iowa City, IA, 2001-02; Emporia, KS, 2002-04; Kansas City, MO, 2004-07; Boston, MA, 2007-09; Decorah, IA, 2009-10; Cusco, Peru, 2010; Cedar Rapids, IA, 2010-11; Middelburg, the Netherlands, 2011-present.