Kendra Winchester

South Carolina

Literary Arts

Columnist
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Editor
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Literary Critic
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Podcaster
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Writer

Focus

Editing, Performance & Reading, Writing, Comparative Literature

Genres

Biography, Autobiography, Food Writing, Graphic Nonfiction, Memoir, Nature Writing, Personal Narrative, Narrative Journalism, Travel Writing, Lyric Essay, Action & Adventure, Afrofuturism, Children's Fiction, Drama, Historical Fiction, Horror & Gothic, LGBTQ+ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mystery & Crime, New Adult Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Spoken Word, Prose Poetry, Narrative Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Free Verse Poetry

Projects

Read Appalachia

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Read Appalachia is an initiative that celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Over on Instagram (@ReadAppalachia), Kendra posts books she's currently reading, great articles that can be found online, and recent announcements in the Appalachian lit community.

Literary Arts
Radio and Podcast

Appalachian Memoirs

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Before she died, my grandma gave me her personal papers, including some of her journals and letters. I'd like to turn them into a longer work in conversation with my own writing.

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Winchester Ave

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That is the million dollar question, isn’t it? Part of this newsletter is about living life as a disabled millennial trying to recover from severe burnout. I don’t have any idea what’s going to happen next, but I’m learning to sit with the quiet.

Literary Arts

Reading Women

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Reading Women releases new episodes every Wednesday. Each month features two episodes on the same theme—one highlighting a range of titles and one discussing two titles more in depth—and two author interviews with women writers whose work we’ve loved.

Literary Arts
Radio and Podcast