Kelly Q. Anderson is an award-winning writer and the President of Off Campus Writers’ Workshop. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Atticus Review, The Citron Review, Stanchion Zine and more. In 2022 she served as a Writer-in-Residence at The Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Additionally, she won 1st Prize in the Nancy Ludmerer Fellowship for Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction with The Porches in Norwood, Virginia. Her work has been optioned for public art, anthologized, and adapted for short film.Fostering a passion for inclusion, Ms. Anderson founded the LGBTQ+ Initiative at Winnetka Congregational Church, and works with local government, businesses, and places of faith to implement inclusive programming and events. She holds a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University’s eCornell and is a member of the ACLU, Humans Rights Campaign, Glencoe DEI, and Moms Demand Action (Winnetka).Ms. Anderson holds two degrees from the University of Iowa and further studied at StoryStudio and The Writer’s Loft. For media requests: KellyQBooks (@) gmail.com