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Katy Butler is an American journalist and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Mother Jones, and other magazines.

In 2004, Butler was a finalist for a National Magazine Award for an article in Psychotherapy Networker about applying traditional religious practices to the chaos of modern life. Best Buddhist Writing 2006 included her first-person essay, "Everything is Holy," on spirituality, nature, and Mt. Tamalpais. In 2009, she won a literary award from the Elizabeth George Foundation, administered by Hedgebrook, a writers' colony where she was a resident. She has been granted writing residencies at Mesa Refuge and Blue Mountain Center.

References

1. American Society of Magazine Editors, National Magazine Award, accessed June 18, 2010. For the story, see "Living on Purpose, The Seeker, the Tennis Coach and the Next Wave of Therapeutic Practice" Psychotherapy Networker, September/October 2003.
2. McLeod, Melvin (ed.). The Best Buddhist Writing 2006. Shambhala Publications, 2006, p. 64ff. The essay first appeared in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Summer 2005.
3. "Elizabeth George Award", Hedgebrook. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
4. "2008-1998 Residents", Mesa Refuge, accessed June 28, 2010; "Resident Alumni Updates", Blue Mountain Center. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

External links

• Katy Butler's website, accessed June 18, 2010.
• Butler, Katy. "The Good Daughter: Becoming the Family Caregiver", More, May 2007.
• Butler, Katy. "What Broke My Father’s Heart", The New York Times Magazine, June 14, 2010.

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