Katie Prout

Katie Prout is a Features Writer at Chicago Reader who writes about addiction, homelessness, Chicagoans, and Midwest Culture. Katie has experience as a Youth Program Coordinator at the International Writing Program, a Writing Instructor at the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and a Proofreader and Editor at ProofreadingPal. Katie also worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Department, a Client Service Representative at the Dental Assisting National Board and Groupon, and a Nanny for private families. Katie holds a Master of Fine Arts in Nonfiction from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor's degree in English from Kalamazoo College.