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Lake Forest Show House & Gardens Feature #FlashCardsByKQA
I had the pleasure of working with Michele Frigon Design on the renovation of my son’s bedroom/bathroom (seriously, he has the nicest room in my entire house!). At the end of one of our meetings I passed along some of my #FlashCardsByKQA (at the time I was preparing a large batch of cards to go…
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Book Launch Party: MEANINGFUL CONFLICTS
It was everything and more! Many thanks to the 150 people who gathered at the Community House in Winnetka to toast the worldwide release of Off Campus Writers’ Workshop’s themed anthology Meaningful Conflicts. I have a flash fiction piece and a poem in the book, and I served as a developmental editor (my first editorial…
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Virginia is For Lovers: Fellowship at The Porches
I’m happy to share some snapshots from my week as a Fellow at The Porches in Norwood, VA. A few fun facts: the residence was built in the 1850s (it has a tiny Harry Potter-like bathroom under the stairs; added later on since the original home had no indoor plumbing). The porch was perfection for…
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Why Writers Need An Online Presence
Forget the hubbub about building an online following… how about the concept of providing connection? Kelly Q. Anderson, VP of OCWW I was pleased to be featured in this week’s About Write, Off Campus Writers’ Workshop’s column on craft. In it, I discuss why writers need to have a place for readers to follow their…
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Jan. 25th Writing Workshop: ‘How to find a place for your writing- and get paid’
I’m delighted to partner up with Glencoe Public Library for a ZOOM event on Wed., Jan. 25th at 7pm. I will share all my tips, tricks, and resources for placing your writing into the world, and monetizing your creative work. Mark your calendars!
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Heart of the Story Podcast: Getting into The New York Times
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Nadine Kenney Johnstone, who has been my Monday afternoon writing instructor for a good period of time now. We chatted about how I got a byline in The New York Times, the importance of writer residencies, the brilliant Off Campus Writers’ Workshop, how I push through rejections, and…
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Flash Fiction: That Old Beautiful Love in Stanchion Zine
Get ready, this piece of flash fiction cranks the volume way up. I’m thrilled to share that Stanchion Zine published my 260-word flash fic, ‘That Old Beautiful Love.’ It is available in Issue Number Nine for $10. My pitch to you, the reader: this flash is about a protagonist that shows up half-naked to a…
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Best of the Net Nomination: ‘The Ghost Can Stay’ published in Atticus Review
(picture me jumping up and down on a couch) I’m thrilled to share that Atticus Review has nominated my story ‘The Ghost Can Stay’ for Best of the Net Nominations. Literary Journal Editors are allowed to nominate 6 poems and 2 works of prose, both fiction and nonfiction. The story details what it’s like to…
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Five Minute Lit: Born at IKEA
A 100-word tribute to the stuffed animal that got my daughter through eye surgery. Love you, PEEG. Love you, Five Minute Lit.
Kelly Q. Anderson 