Kathryn Destin

Kathryn Destin

(she/her) Alum
Special Projects Coordinator

Kathryn (she/her) is a multimedia storyteller, movement journalist, and grassroots organizer with multi-generational roots in Harlem, New York. She is a former mentee of Girls Write Now and was the 2022-23 Editor-In-Residence. Kathryn appreciates and practices many forms of writing, including personal essays, screen/stage writing, and feature writing. Her creative writing explores a variety of topics, from race, gender, class, comedy, and more.

Favorite Genres & Mediums

Nonfiction

Artist‘s Statement

Creativity is simultaneously a natural and rebellious human act. On the one hand, using our imaginations to comprehend the unknown and express ourselves is something humans have always done. On the other hand, we live in a society that censors the creative expression of the marginalized communities I identify with. My writing is meant to serve as a testament to the natural rebellion present in all us. I hope my readers will see this in my work and will feel moved to make their own art.

Featured Story Collections

Featured Story Collections

Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 9

Special Projects Coordinator Kathryn Destin moderates a conversation between Girls Write Now Mentor Ashley Sowers and friend Dr. Ijeoma Unachukwu about the taboo of practicing mental wellness in the Black community and the inequities the healthcare system enforces in its practices. They also explore the presence of misogynoir in professional spaces that view Black women as disposable and undeserving of wellness.