Hi! I’m Catherine, but I’ve always gone by Catey. My parents thought the nickname suited me better from moment 1, and it had to be Catey, not Katie, because why would Catherine-with-a-C nickname to Katie-with-a-K? So I grew up with a deep self-confidence rooted in grammatical correctness but also a drive to prove that I’m just fine without ever seeing my name on a keychain. Both things have stuck with me ever since.
In 2025, I completed an MA in theology and ministry from Drew University. I was awarded the theological school’s prize for excellence in writing in 2023, but the real prize was the freedom the degree gave me to explore whatever was obsessing me during any given semester, from New Testament studies to forms of theology. In 2015, I received my MFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. My fiction has appeared in such publications as Lunch Ticket, Hunger Mountain, and Ruminate. I have had a story nominated for a Pushcart Prize and another receive special mention in the Katherine Paterson Prize. Nonfiction publications include a feature article on nonprofit organizations affiliated with the United Methodist Church and a piece in Slate on the final season of Mr. Robot as a not-as-well-told-as-it-could-have-been story. I also sometimes write on my blog about spirituality, TV shows, and other things I’m obsessed with.
In addition to writing, I work as a professional copy editor. I’ve enjoyed editing work in academic, literary, and marketing settings, and almost nothing fulfills me more than taking a creator’s work and elevating the content to the best it can be (and correcting serial comma usage). I most recently worked as the manager of editing at a national digital marketing agency, where I managed a team of talented freelance and full-time editors and maintained a robust in-house style guide to ensure high and consistent standards.
When not writing or editing, I enjoy reading murder mysteries, playing bass guitar and singing backup vocals in a band, getting too emotionally invested in TV shows, and spending time with my husband, Kyle, and our wonderful rescue dogs, Pax and Lola.
Catey Miller 