Kathryn Stockett, a native Mississippian, had been trying to finish her second book for five years and she'd just about had it up to here. She felt so blessed to be a part of MacDowell. Her first novel was The Help, which was a #1 New York Times bestselling novel and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film of the same title.
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Kathryn Stockett
Discipline:
Literature – fiction
Region: Atlanta, GA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2016
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Banks
Kathryn Stockett worked in the Banks studio.
Banks, an ell on the north end of the Lodge dormitory, was first used as an artist’s studio in 1970. Since then, it has played host to an extraordinary list of writers working in several disciplines. In all seasons, Fellows have enjoyed the pastoral view through the French doors facing a field…