Writing Coach
Thea Chacamaty is a writer, editor, educator, and parent based in the Bay Area with a passion for helping writers hone their stories through craft, creativity, and honesty.
She was a 2024-2025 Steinbeck Fellow. She has been awarded the Henfield Prize, the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Prize, and the Kasdan Scholarship as well as support from Yaddo, VCCA, Ragdale, and the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference. Her short stories can be found in the Southern Review, the Missouri Review, the Colorado Review, and elsewhere.
After studying at Bay Area community colleges, Thea earned a BA in English from Mills College and an MFA from the University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program, where she was also a postgraduate Zell Fellow. She has taught creative and academic writing at the University of Michigan and the Attic Institute in Portland.