James Cato

…is a writer living in Iowa City. He is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa. His stories have been featured in Reckoning, The Forge, and SmokeLong Quarterly, among others, and his chapbook “Becoming Roadkill” was recently published by Red Bird Chapbooks. He’s gotten some nominations.

Most recently, he was shortlisted on the Masters Review‘s Best Emerging Writers 2025. His short story “Terminal A” was just published by Dartmouth’s Meetinghouse Magazine.