Katherine Parr has her doctorate in English from Northern Illinois University. She taught writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago where she taught First-Year Composition, Media and Professional Writing, and Grammar. In 2021, she and her husband moved to Tellico Village where she joined the Authors Guild of Tennessee. In conjunction with the Guild, she participates in a writers’ critique group that meets twice a month in the Village. Katherine will volunteer as the liaison to Loudon High School for the AGT Creative Writing Contest.

Katherine’s historical novel, Eva of the Nation, arose from her dissertation. Katherine also published a book on writing, Grammar and Style: Navigating the Bewildering World of Writing. Recently, she published a children’s book about her West Highland Terrier, Charlie Bear. She writes as Katherine Kirby Smith (K.K. Smith). Her Facebook page is Katherine Kirby Smith and her X account is @KKSmith47733989.

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