Kim Kovach teaches fiction writing classes for adults and creative writing classes for elementary/middle/high school students in Westchester and Fairfield Counties (and worldwide via Zoom!).

She is the author of six fiction books including the short story collection, A Few Bad Decisions, middle grade fiction books, Welcome to Appletown! and Surviving Vertigo, and the Kitchawan Kenny chapter book series. Kim is the editor of two anthologies, Fiction on Fridays and Whatever Happened to Hansel and Gretel? Kim has written more than 300 newspaper columns, Reading, Writing & Chocolate , published by Halston Media. Ms. Kovach created and hosted the 13-episode podcast, Stories from the Creative Writing Circle, on Pawling Public Radio.

FYI — Here are a few highlights from this writer’s life:

• Lots of great writing ahead for Winter 2026 via Zoom with fiction writing classes through the Norwalk Library, Writer’s Inspiration AM & PM classes through the Pound Ridge Library, and more.  Private small group fiction writing classes two evenings each week as well as virtual weekly Personal Writing Coach sessions to guide and encourage writers working on novels, short stories and family story collections.
• A wonderful mix of returning writers and new writers signed up for the morning and evening Summer and Fall 2025 Creative Writing and Fiction Writing classes for adults. One enthusiastic participant even joined us via Zoom from her vacation in Iceland. She did not want to miss the first class!
• Winter and Spring 2025 classes inspired adult participants with several morning and evening sessions of Fiction Writing, Focus on Fiction Writing, Writer’s Inspiration, Art-Inspired Fiction Writing and Life Sketches Personal Story Writing via Zoom!
• The Fall 2024 session brought more returning writers and new participants to my Phiction Writing, Writer’s Inspiration and Writer’s Motivation morning and evening writing classes via Zoom!
•  My short story – Gretel’s Regret – is published in the 2023 anthology, Whatever Happened to Hansel and Gretel?   Twenty-four contemporary writers imagine the lives of Hansel and Gretel ten years after the children escaped from the witch’s candy house in the woods. These surprising, creative, entertaining and hilarious sequels to the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale started out as a fiction writing challenge for my adult writing class participants and are now available in paperback, hardcover and e-book thanks to Fathom Publishing. Whatever Happened to Hansel and Gretel? is available through online booksellers including Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
• Winter and Spring 2024 morning and evening writing classes inspired great writing from enthusiastic participants in my Fiction Writing, Creative Writing and True Crime Fiction Writing classes via Zoom!
• Fall 2023 writing classes include fiction writing and personal story writing sessions from September through early December. I am excited to inspire fiction writers with my new Phiction Writing 2 (writing fiction stories inspired by photographs) classes and more life events to recall for nonfiction writers in my Life Sketches personal story writing classes.
• Winter,  Spring and Summer 2023 writing classes continue to inspire!  So many new and returning participants have signed up to write fiction stories and personal nonfiction stories with me via Zoom in classes through the Norwalk Library, Pound Ridge Library, Trumbull Library, Wilton Library, Woodbury Library, Cheshire Library, and Scarsdale Library!
• The Fall 2022 adult fiction writing classes via Zoom were a big success through libraries in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.  Thanks to the magic of Zoom, we have participants from the tri-state area as well as writers joining us from California, Alaska, Wisconsin, the Island of Nevis, and Quito, Ecuador! Writing class participants enjoyed my brand new program – Phiction Writing (writing fiction stories inspired by photographs)!
• In 2020 & 2021 & 2022, I continued to expand my writing classes via Zoom.  My virtual Fiction Writing, Personal Story Writing and Creative Writing classes for adults, teens and children are offered via Zoom through the Pound Ridge Library, Norwalk Library, Bronxville Library, New Fairfield Library, Trumbull Library, Bedford Library, Ridgefield Library, Scarsdale Library, Great Barrington Libraries, and the Lifetime Learners Institute . These virtual writing classes keep students inspired and socially connected while staying safe at home.  I am thrilled to have participants in Alaska, Massachusetts, Canada and Scotland!
• In 2019, I received a letter from a high school senior (one of my long-time Creative Writing students) telling me how much I have inspired her writing over the years. After graduating in June, she attended my summer session of Creative Writing for Adults classes  before heading off to college. So proud!
• New teaching opportunities in 2018 and 2019 for adult writing classes at the Norwalk Public Library, Ridgefield Continuing Education, and Lifetime Learners Institute at Norwalk Community College.  Ongoing adult fiction and creative nonfiction classes at the Pound Ridge Library and Bedford Free Library.
• Creating and leading Reader’s Theater for Adults programs at the Lewisboro Library in 2018 & 2019.
• In 2018 I started writing a weekly column: Reading, Writing & Chocolate for Halston Media.  As of  2025, I have written 300 newspaper columns and counting!  I have also written feature articles for Westchester Senior Voice magazine.
• Contributing writer and creative director of the anthology, Fiction on Fridays, published with the support of the Bedford Free Library. The anthology includes short stories from ten men and women who have participated in my Fiction Writing Workshop classes at the Bedford Free Library over the past six years. Fiction on Fridays is available at the Bedford Library and on Amazon.com.

• Expanding my creative writing classes for elementary and middle school students to Ridgefield, CT  to challenge  wonderful groups of fifth grade and seventh grade writers to think differently and write short stories in our creative writing classes each week.

• Video-interviewed by a sixth grade student who had chosen my book, Surviving Vertigo, as the selection for her Mother/Daughter book group to read.

• My 7th and 8th grade creative writing students joined me in the recording studio to read their own short stories for one episode of the podcast, Stories from the Creative Writing Circle, on Pawling Public Radio.

• At a parent’s request, arranged for one of my ninth grade students to continue our creative writing classes on Saturday mornings after her family’s move to Boston. (She joined our class via FaceTime each week!)

• Front-page feature article on my writing career and radio program published in the Lewisboro Ledger.

• Leading fun classroom writing workshops at elementary schools including Katonah Elementary School, Increase Miller Elementary School and Pound Ridge Elementary School.

• Establishing and teaching  Fiction Writing workshops for adults at the Lewisboro Library (since 2007!) and the Bedford Free Library (since 2011! ).

• Collaborating with my mom, artist Sandra Kovach, who graciously agreed to illustrate my Kitchawan Kenny children’s chapter books.

• Seeing my first book, A Few Bad Decisions, featured on the New Fiction display at Borders Books. (That’s actually a photograph of me bungee jumping from a hot air balloon on the book’s front cover!)

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