About the Author
Katherine McCord was born in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. She has an MA in English/Creative Writing/Poetry and an MFA in Poetry. Her first two books are Island and Living Room (prose poems). She has been published widely in literary reviews and journals, such as American Poetry Review, Margie, Caketrain and Paragraph. She has been a recipient of numerous awards, including, in 2011, a Maryland Individual Artist Award.
Telling Our Stories Press
Showcasing the Art of Literary Personal Narratives
Published by Telling Our Stories Press
The independent literary imprint with a focus on publishing
personal narratives of various forms; and examining
the journal-memoir connection.
In her third book, a memoir, McCord uses the lens of the present to delve into the past: McCord was born in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa, the daughter of a CIA Officer and a beautiful, sheltered, young mother of Irish catholic descent, ten months after the birth of her sister.