Printable view of Kim Horner

Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Public address:

Richardson, TX

Texas US

Email:

kimhorner07@gmail.com

Bio:

I worked as a newspaper reporter for 21 years, including 13 years at The Dallas Morning News. My first book, Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy (University of North Texas Press, 2019), is about how and why I decided to have a double mastectomy to reduce my very high risk of breast cancer due to a BRCA2 mutation.

I earned an MFA in creative writing from The University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2022.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Margaret Atwood, C.D. Wright, Octavia Butler, Edith Wharton, Jane Austen, Toni Morrison, Barbara Kingsolver, Jesmyn Ward, Anne Lamott, Katherine Boo, Rebecca Skloot and many more.

Twitter/X:

@Kimhorner

Born in:

Kansas City, MO

Missouri

Raised in:

Website:

https://kimhorner.com [2]

Prizes won:

Probably Someday Cancer: Foreword INDIE Gold Award/Health, 2019; American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year, 2019; Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference Manuscript Contest, First Place, 2017; Sarton Award Finalist, 2022; Eric Hoffer Book Award, 1st Runner-up, Health Category, 2021.

First Place, Reported Narrative for "The Guardian Angel of Lauglin Street," Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, 2021.

Education:

University of Arkansas, Monticello

What I'm reading now:

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Prefers to work with:

Any