James Craig Hartz Jr.

Writer

James Craig Hartz Jr. is a fiction writer and essayist based in Denver, CO. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Oregon State University. Previously, he spent four years as a Combat Medic in the U.S. Army. His writing has appeared in Witness Magazine, the tiny journal, F(r)iction, and Watershed Review, has been nominated for Best American Short Stories, and was the winner of Witness Magazine’s 2022 Literary Award in Nonfiction and the tiny journal’s “(re)tell me a story” contest. He is currently at work on his first novel while pursuing an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

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Publications:

Fiction

2022

“Threnody” - the tiny journal, issue iv

Winner of the “(re)tell me a story” Contest

2020

“Towers” - F(r)iction, No. 17, The Memory Issue

Nominated for Best American Short Stories 2021

Nonfiction

2023

“Killing for Non-Majors” - Watershed Review, 10th Anniversary Issue Selection

2022

“Useful Fictions” - Witness Magazine, Vol 35, No 1, Missed Connections

Winner of the 2022 Literary Award in Nonfiction

2018

“Killing for Non-Majors” - Watershed Review, Fall 2018

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Talking About Writing:

MFA Writers Podcast with Jared McCormack: Season 2, Episode 51