Dallas County
Literature
Kathryn Tucker Windham’s first job as a writer was at age twelve
when she wrote movie reviews for the Thomasville News. After finishing college
as an English Major, Kathryn began a career in journalism that spanned forty
years.She believed that all writers are basically self-taught, but did credit
her college English teacher, Dr. Rhoda Coleman Ellison, with greatly
influencing her abilities as a writer.Dr. Ellison taught Kathryn that a writer
should always write on the subject of the world they know and care about.The
key to good writing is doing it right.
Kathryn used her work to remind the reader of his past and the
similarities between people of various ages and backgrounds.Written in a simple
and personal style, her literature is designed to relate one on one with the
reader, as if the writer and the reader were sitting next to each other sharing
experiences. Kathryn thought that good writing should offer hope and positive
encouragement while showing that every day is special enough to be recorded
forever on paper.
Kathryn’s books are also available at most bookstores.