Wendy’s bio:
Wendy A. Warren writes upmarket historical and horror-adjacent fiction set in the Pacific and Inland Northwest. Her short stories and essays have appeared in HerStry, Hare’s Paw Literary Journal, Birdland Journal, and elsewhere. She is presently querying her award-winning, unpublished novel, The Butcher’s Apprentice, and at work on two more novels and several short stories. Wendy supports a variety of organizations. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and children.
There’s more to the story…
Wendy grew up in the historic foothills of Western Washington. On a small family farm, she raised and slaughtered her own animals and cultivated a garden. This connection to and intimacy with life in rural America gave her a deep appreciation for well-raised animals and food, and the people who produce them. She was involved in 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) throughout childhood, but never tipped cows.
As a young adult, Wendy traded muddy boots for a business suit and moved to the city. She was an HR professional and an operations manager in the high-tech and insurance industries. Her business writing has been viewed by thousands of jobseekers and healthcare recipients.
Wendy has written creatively since 2016. Her instructors include well-known authors, artists and scholars such as Michael Cunningham, Anastacia-Reneé, Karen Russell, Natanya Ann Pulley, Jeffrey Ford, Steve Almond, Michele L. Simms-Burton, Ph.D., Gish Jen, and J. Ryan Stradal. Wendy’s fiction explores the lives of women and girls in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, and often involves the spiritual side of farm life.
Wendy is a Master Beef Advocate, a long-term carnivore and animal lover. She lives in the city, but prefers the quiet parts of Washington. Wendy is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Women Writing The West, and a member of her state and local historical societies in an effort to preserve and re-interpret the stories of the Pacific and Inland Northwest.
Proud to support:
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Let’s go find a story!
I’m pleased to share with you images that inspire my creativity, taken on my story-seeking adventures in the woods and farmlands of the Pacific Northwest. All images by Wendy A. Warren or used with permission.
