John Kachuba
IMA Graduate,1996
Hometown: Loveland, OH
John B. Kachuba received his Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Antioch University McGregor in 1996. He is the author of Ghosthunting Illinois, Ghosthunting Ohio, How to Write Funny, and Why is this Job Killing Me? (co-authored with his wife, Mary A. Newman, PhD). His new book, Ghosthunters: A Behind the Veil Look at An American Pop Culture Phenomenon, will be published in Fall 2006.
John’s short fiction and nonfiction have been widely published in such publications as: Tin House, Hawai'i Pacific Review, Connecticut Review, Dogwood, Savannah Literary Review, Antioch Review, Poets & Writers, America’s Civil War, Cincinnati Magazine, American Profile, and many others. He has received several awards for his work, including the 2004 Dogwood Fiction Prize and awards from the Ohio Arts Council and Ohioana Library Association.
He also holds an MA in Creative Writing from Ohio University and has taught writing at both the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. He is a member of the faculty of the Gotham Writers Workshop and he recently served as a Committee Member for a student in Antioch’s Creative Writing IMA program.
John is a noted conference speaker and presenter and has been on the faculty of the Wildacres Writing Workshop, Florida Suncoast Writers Conference, Columbus Writers Conference, Erma Bombeck Humor Writing Workshop, Blooming Grove Writers Conference, West Virginia Ghost Hunters and Spirituality Conference, and Haunted America Conference. He has also been a guest on many radio and television programs throughout the country and internationally.
John lives in Athens, Ohio, with his wife Mary. His Website is www.JohnKachuba.com
