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Publications

The Dillydoun Review
Reunion: Dallas Review
USA Today
Piece Magazine
The Sagebrush Review
Four and Twenty Journal
PHIction
For Women Who Roar e-Book
African American Review
Foothill: A Journal of Poetry
Diverse Arts Project
Austin Chronicle
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Kelsey Erin Shipman is a writer, educator and performer. She earned her MFA in Poetry at Texas State University and is the founder of The Freehand Arts Project. Her work has been published widely in literary magazines, newspapers and anthologies. She served as the Writer - In - Residence at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center and was the recipient of the San Jacinto & Althean Literary Societies’ Grand Prize in Poetry.

An educator for 13+ years, Kelsey has taught in a variety of public and private environments including international schools, universities, non-profit organizations and public schools. She's won "Teacher of the Year" and "Teacher of the Week" multiple times.
A native Texan, she loves big dogs and breakfast tacos.

About Me

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