About
Just Kris's Biography
Just Kris is the distillation of a lifetime of adventures, all in the safety of her mind. She began writing stories in her mind before she could write words on paper.
Just Kris grew up wandering the woods of western Virginia with her pony, at least in the seasons after mosquitoes went back into hibernation. During the summer she hunkered under the only window unit air conditioner in her home with a fantasy novel. Now, in one brief moment of bravery, she brings to you her debut novel, Evolving Lexie: Awakening.
Just Kris earned her BA in English at Roanoke College and her MFA in Children’s Literature, and Creative Writing at Hollins University. While at HU, she maintained a 4.0 GPA, completed a thesis novel and critical thesis work, was a runner-up for the 2015 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Award, and was a presenter at the 2015 Francelia Butler Conference. She is very grateful for her time in the protected space that is the Children’s Literature Program at HU.
In her lifetime, she has been a daughter, a student, a secretary, a cashier, a one in five, a teacher, a tax professional, an instructional assistant, and a library technician, but her favorite job of all was being a mom of three amazing children, all grown now and living adventures of their own.
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Just Kris is just that: Just Kris. In her lifetime she has been many things to many people. Now, after so many years of being who she was told to be, she has settled happily into being Just Kris. She hopes you can respect that. If not, she’s ok with that, too. At present, she is blessed, safe, and on the loose in North Carolina with her Just Tony and her dogs.
Evolving Lexie: Awakening
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