Heidi Kasa is a writer who lives in Austin. Though some people believe the world is not multidisciplinary, she believes we should not limit ourselves and our creative expressions, so she writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, creates handmade artist books, and crafts necklaces. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent publications and awards: 

• The poem "The Bullet Renames" won The 2024 Plaza Prose Poetry contest.

• The short story "Mechanical Mommy" is in The Mixed Bag of Tricks anthology from Murasaki Press in November 2023.

• The poem "The Bullet Cures" won the 2023 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest.

• The flash fiction manuscript, The Beginners, won The 2023 Digging Press Chapbook Competition.

• Her chapbook, Split, was a finalist for a Black Lawrence Press award in 2019, and was published from Monday Night Press in August 2022.  

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During Heidi's time at California College of the Arts, she stayed up nights discussing work, teachers, and development with her artist roommates. Since that time, she's kept that belief in fostering connection and communication, especially with colleagues. She's inspired by peer learning, and has brought that into volunteer work. She is an active member in communities of the Writers' League of Texas and the San Francisco Bay Area. She co-coordinated the San Francisco Bay Editorial Freelancer's Association chapter and was on the Board of the Publishing Professionals Network. Heidi leads a monthly gathering of artists called The Creator's Life.