Dr. Juanita Kirton earned MFA from Goddard College (2015) in Creative Writing & Poetry and was the recipient of the Goddard College Spirit Scholarship. Juanita is published in several anthologies including, AVOW (American Veteran Association for Women Magazine), A Journal of Hope and Healing, Caribbean Writer, Chester H. Jones Literary Journal, Clevergirl, Exit 13 Magazine,  Dream Quest, Goldfinch Literary Magazine, Mom Egg Review, Narrative, Other Voices, Persimmon Tree, Pink Panther Magazine, Rat’s Ass Online Journal, Southeast Missouri State Uni Press, Stone Canoe, Terra Preta Review, Veterans Voices & WORDPEACE.

Juanita’s poetry manuscript titled Letters to my Father, was accepted for publication by Finishing Line Press, 2020. Her poem Fall Skates won second prize in the Dream Quest One Writing Contest, 2020. She is the recipient of the Baker Veterans Writing Scholarship, 2018 to attend the Longleaf Writers Conference in Seaside Florida. She won the Sisters in Script self-publishing grant, 1999 and her Peace Haiku was selected for Peace Mural in Philadelphia.

Juanita is a member of Women Who Write, Inc., International Women’s Writing Guild and Women Reading Aloud workshop series. She served on editorial staff for Clockhouse Literary Journal and as a teaching artist with Crossing Point Arts (Arts for survivors of human trafficking). Dr. Kirton served fourteen years in US Army and enjoys touring the US on her motorcycle. She lives in North East PA with her spouse.