Q&A with Kristie Robin Johnson - Author of High Cotton

We're very excited to welcome Kristie Robin Johnson for an author Q&A session.

Join us at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89497016302

We read and discussed her book, High Cotton, for our book club on June 9. It really changed the way that we view essay collections. Christina will start off the conversation and we will also have time available for your questions. This interview will be recorded.

Kristie Robin Johnson is an educator, essayist, and poet from Augusta, GA. She is the current Chair of the Department of Humanities at Georgia Military College’s Augusta campus where she is an Assistant Professor of English. A graduate of the MFA Creative Writing program at Georgia College and State University, Kristie's writing has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received other awards and recognition including the 2020 Porter Fleming Prize for Nonfiction and the 2021 Page Prize for Flash Nonfiction. Her work has been published in numerous literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. Her first book, High Cotton, was released in 2020 by Raised Voice Press and was recognized as the finalist in the memoir category for 2021 Georgia Author of the Year.