About Caiti
Caiti Quatmann is a disabled and queer storyteller, editor, and artist based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Who Caiti Is
Her work spans poetry, fiction, humor, creative nonfiction, and mixed media art, covering everything from disability and motherhood to weird internet rabbit holes and whatever else her ADHD brain fixates on at any given moment.
Caiti is the Editor-in-Chief of HNDL Magazine, a literary and arts publication dedicated to neurodivergent, disabled, and chronically ill writers and artists, and she provides manuscript critique and poetry editing for private clients.
Caiti’s writing has appeared in journals such as Rattle, North Dakota Quarterly, The Eunoia Review, and Thread, and her debut chapbook Yoke was released in May 2024 by MyrtleHaus Publishing. She also has a forthcoming chapbook, Meditations (on Cheese), set for release in June 2025 with Alien Buddha Press. And her debut full length collection M(other)hood) is set for release by Big Thinking Publishing in July 2025.
Beyond writing and editing, Caiti organize literary events, including Poetry on the Rocks, a St. Louis-based reading series that highlights local poets and spoken word artists. She also create collage and mixed media art—usually featuring cats.
What Caiti Does
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Storytelling Through Poetry & Prose – Caiti writes lyric, confessional, and experimental poetry, flash fiction, and humor pieces—often exploring grief, motherhood, disability, and identity (but sometimes just about cheese).
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Poetry & Manuscript Editing – She helps writers refine individual poems and full-length collections through detailed critique and revision strategies.
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Fiction & Satire Writing – She writes flash fiction, speculative stories, and humor/satire, often with an absurd or dark twist.
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Collage & Mixed Media Art – Caiti creates layered, playful, and surreal collages, usually with cats making an appearance.
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Literary Event Curation – She organizes readings and workshops to foster literary community.
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Creative Nonfiction – Sometimes, she writes personal essays about disability, identity, parenting, and life’s general chaos.
When Caiti’s not writing, editing, or making art, you can find her reading, playing volleyball, wrangling her two kids, or going on hyperfixation-fueled deep dives into obscure topics.