# Crystal Wilkinson
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Crystal E. Wilkinson is an African American feminist writer from Kentucky, and proponent of the Affrilachian Poet movement. She is a 2020 USA Fellow of Creative Writing and teaches at the University of Kentucky. Her work has primarily been in involving the stories of Black women and communities in the Appalachian and rural Southern canon.
Celebrating 50 Episodes of Prompt to Page
On this special edition of the Prompt to Page writing podcast, we look back at some of our best moments so far.
Past guests—including Crystal Wilkinson, Gwenda Bond, Silas House, and Mariama Lockington—share tips on using writing prompts, finding time to write, nurturing your creativity, and more…
Eastern Standard: December 18th, 2025
Kentucky has fallen behind on investing in Pre-Kindergarten programs.(Shutterstock / Shutterstock)
At one time, an admired national leader in education, Kentucky has fallen behind. There are many consequences, but one that has a far-reaching impact is in quality childcare — Pre-Kindergarten that…
Crystal Wilkinson on writing to the bone, and spoken dialect as a "revolutionary act"
What did you think of this episode?
We're revisiting Season One and an episode with the legendary Crystal Wilkinson, author of Praise Song for the Kitchen Ghosts (which was published after this episode aired) and other works. Crystal discusses her journey from trying to erase her Appalachian accen…
Episode 335 with Toni Ann Johnson, Author of But Where's Home? and Wonderful Builder of Intriguing Family Trees, Memorable Characters, and Subtlety
Notes and Links to Toni Ann Johnson’s Work
Toni Ann Johnson won the 2024 Screen Door Press Prize for Fiction with her linked collection, BUT WHERE’S HOME? (UPK 2026).
In 2021, she won the Flannery O’Connor Award for her linked short story collection LIGHT SKIN GONE TO WASTE (UGA Press 20…
Open Studio: Former Kentucky Poets Laureate Frank X. Walker and Crystal Wilkinson interview each other
Open Studio features new interviews with Kentucky literary artists to celebrate Kentucky Writers' Day April 24th in Frankfort. This week is a rare opportunity to hear one former Kentucky Poet Laureate interview another. Affrilachian poets Frank X. Walker and Crystal Wilkinson talk about their chil…
In Praise: A Conversation with Texas Poet Laureate & Founder of Torch Literary Arts, Amanda Johnston
In 2006 poet Amanda Johnston went in search of community and, when she didn’t find what she was looking for, Amanda built her own. Today, Torch Literary Arts is a resource and a destination for Black women writers and readers across the diaspora. Fueled by wisdom and writings from poets, novelists…
In Praise: A Conversation with Texas Poet Laureate & Founder of Torch Literary Arts, Amanda Johnston
In 2006 poet Amanda Johnston went in search of community and, when she didn’t find what she was looking for, Amanda built her own. Today, Torch Literary Arts is a resource and a destination for Black women writers and readers across the diaspora. Fueled by wisdom and writings from poets, novelists…
In Praise: A Conversation with Texas Poet Laureate & Founder of Torch Literary Arts, Amanda Johnston
In 2006 poet Amanda Johnston went in search of community and, when she didn’t find what she was looking for, Amanda built her own. Today, Torch Literary Arts is a resource and a destination for Black women writers and readers across the diaspora. Fueled by wisdom and writings from poets, novelists…
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