Kona Morris is a storyteller, writer, comedian, and educator.

She is also an editor, writing and storytelling coach, creative problem solver, producer, philosopher, artist, dancer, DJ, cycle breaker, sea captain, and sole minister of The Secular Humanist Church of Freddie Mercury (yes, ha). She has over 20 years of experience as an educator, teaching creative writing and literature classes to students of all ages, from native villages in Northern Alaska to community workshops in New York, with 14 years as a college and university professor.

Kona is a Moth StorySLAM winner, and she has been featured at live events and on podcasts, such as Kevin Allison’s RISK! show, AITApod (Am I The A**hole Podcast) with Danny Vega, It’s Funny Now, and Monkey Tooth. She was a regular cast member on Monday Night Live L.A. and she starred in Denver’s Live Drunk History Comedy Troupe, where she still helps to run the F-Bomb Flash Fiction Reading Series.  She was founder and head writer of the satirical comic book company Godless Comics, and she was Editor-in-Chief of Fast Forward Press, a publishing company devoted to condensed forms of literature.  Kona’s stories and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, and she has been featured at literary readings, writing conferences, storytelling events, and comedy shows around the world.