About
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Matthew Komatsu is an author, currently serving veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and graduate of the University of Alaska-Anchorage’s MFA in Creative Writing (Nonfiction).
He has published essays and reviews in The New York Times; War, Literature and the Arts; Brevity; StorySouth; Stoneboat Literary Review; METER Magazine; The Southeast Review; The Sierra Nevada Review; The Normal School; Foreign Policy; The Millions and on stage at Anchorage, AK’s Arctic Entries. His work has been nominated twice for Pushcart Prizes and earned him a 2017 Alaska Literary Award.
You can follow him on Twitter (@matthew_komatsu) or Instagram (@matthew_komatsu) or email (MatthewKomatsu at Gmail) but please remember that all opinions on this site reflect the author’s alone and do not reflect official policy, position, or endorsement.
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After reading a number of posts on 49 Writers, I had to go check out your internet site. I look forward to meeting you in Anchorage. …… Abigail Calkin
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So glad you’re attending, and I look forward to meeting you as well!
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Matthew – Trying to get in touch with you in the hopes you’d like to be on a panel at APU. I’m the author in residence there this term, and love the idea of having a creative non-fiction writer, and essayist on the panel. Drop me a line at jolenebperry at gmail – thanks so much!
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For the very brief time I knew you…in fact just a couple of short meetings during some climbing outings…I was always elated to have you around. Your humor and strength are what I remember most. It’s been maybe 20 years and to see what you’ve done now is astounding….and yet…not that surprising. You’re a hell of a human and now a writer! Good stuff Matt!
Jim Meyer
Durango, CO
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Thanks for reading and the kind words, Jim. Memory’s getting a little rusty — did we climb with Matt King by any chance? He’s in Durango now as well.
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