Author: J.A. Carter-Winward

J.A. Carter-Winward is an award-winning poet, novelist, writer, visual artist, playwright, public speaker and performer--and she has this side-gig that relates to helping medications be safer for everyone. She’s the author of seven novels: "Ravings" (we don't speak of Ravings in this house...) Falling Back to Earth The Rub: A Novel TDTM Grind: A Novel Wade: A Novel (coming soon) Killing Scott Lark (coming later than soon) Two short-story collections: Shorts: A Collection The Bus Stops Here and Other Stories A stage play: The Waiters And five books of poetry: No Apologies, No Secrets, No Regrets Work in Progress: Dialogues & Poems (Spring 2021) If It Stings...that means it's working - a poetry story- (Spring of 2021) Feminist Fatale (coming later-ish) Her work has appeared in several online and print journals and in anthologies from HSTQ, Vita Brevis, and Write Bloody Publishing. Her writing has been characterized as “fierce, bold, and emotional,” but to be fair, that's who she is, too. "[J.A. Carter-Winward] is one of the toughest, bravest, grittiest working writers in America today…a word-slinger with enormous strength, wit, and compassion.”