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Kathy Anderson [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania US
Email: 
kathyandersonwriter@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Kathy Anderson is the author of a novel, The New Town Librarian (NineStar Press, 2023), which was a finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year for LGBTQ+ Fiction and a Goldie Award for Debut Novel from the Golden Crown Literary Society. Her debut short story collection, Bull and Other Stories (Autumn House Press, 2016), won the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, was a finalist for Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, the Lambda Literary Awards, and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year in Short Stories, and was longlisted for The Story Prize. Her second short story collection, Vamoose: Stories is forthcoming from Vine Leaves Press in 2026. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
@anderson_kathy
Raised in: 
Wilmington, DE
Delaware
Website: 
https://kathyandersonwriter.com [2]
Prizes won: 

 Winner of the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize; Tennessee Williams Scholarship in Fiction to the Sewanee Writers' Conference; New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship.

Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Sewanee Writers’ Conference
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Identifies as: 
Feminist
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
LGBTQ
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kathy_anderson

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kathy_anderson [2] https://kathyandersonwriter.com