Perrin Kerns

Perrin Kerns has been teaching creative writing for over 35 years. She currently teaches literature, creative writing, and digital storytelling for various institutions, including Portland State University, Fishtrap Writers Conference, and Literary Arts. Her own creative work has taken her from the lyric essay to digital storytelling to personal narrative documentaries based on her lyric essays. She won the Director’s Choice award for her documentary, “Between Sasquatch and Superman: Living with Down’s Syndrome”, from the San Francisco Shorts festival and Best Short Animation for her film about her miscarriage from the Oregon Independent Film Festival.