Kristen Radtke (born June 25, 1987) is a writer and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York.
Her graphic memoir, Imagine Wanting Only This, was published by Pantheon Books in April 2017.
It was described by The Atlantic as "a breathtaking mix of prose and illustration."Radtke is the art director and deputy publisher of The Believer magazine.
Prior, she was the managing editor of Sarabande Books and the film and video editor of TriQuarterly magazine.
She has an MFA from the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program.
In 2017, she was named "A Face to Watch" by the Los Angeles Times.
Radtke's writing and comics have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, GQ, Oxford American, and Virginia Quarterly Review.