Kathryn Tucker Windham
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Brief Biography
Kathryn Tucker Windham was born in Selma, Alabama, and developed a passion for journalism and photography during her upbringing in Thomasville, Alabama. She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Huntingdon College in 1939 and then began a career in journalism, working as a freelance journalist, police reporter, and feature writer for various newspapers, including The Alabama Journal and The Birmingham News. Windham's literary contributions extend beyond journalism, with notable books like 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, co-authored with Margaret Figh, and her memoir Odd-Egg Editor. She also made a significant impact as a storyteller, participating in storytelling festivals and helping found the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling. Windham continued writing until her death in 2011.
Publications
Treasured Alabama Recipes. Alabama; Strode, 1964.
13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1969.
Exploring Alabama. Alabama; Strode, 1970.
Jeffrey Introduces 13 More Southern Ghosts. Alabama; Strode, 1971.
Treasured Tennessee Recipes. Alabama; Strode, 1972.
Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1973.
Treasured Georgia Recipes. Alabama; Strode, 1973.
13 Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1974.
Alabama: One Big Front Porch. Alabama; Strode, 1975.
Thirteen Tennessee Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1977.
Southern Cooking to Remember. Alabama; Strode, 1978.
The Ghost in the Sloss Furnaces. Alabama; Birmingham Historical Society, 1978.
Count Those Buzzards! Stamp Those Grey Mules!; Superstitions Remembered from a Southern Childhood. Alabama; Strode, 1979.
Jeffrey's Latest 13: More Southern Ghosts. Alabama; Strode, 1982.
A Serigamy of Stories. Mississippi; University Press of Mississippi, 1988.
Odd-egg Editor. Mississippi; University Press of Mississippi, 1990.
A Sampling of Selma Stories. Alabama; Selma Printing Service, 1991.
My Name is Julia. Alabama; Birmingham Public Library Press, 1991.
The Autobiography of a Bell. Alabama; United Methodist Children's Home, 1991.
Twice-Blessed. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1995.
Encounters. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1998.
The Bridal Wreath Bush. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1999.
Common Threads. Alabama; CKM Press, 2000.
Piano Lessons and Other Recollections. Alabama; Major Tiara Press, 2000.
It's Christmas! Montgomery; River City Publishers, 2002.
Ernest's Gift. Montgomery; Junebug Books, 2004.
Jeffrey's Favorite 13 Ghost Stories: From Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2004.
Spit, Scarey Ann, & Sweat Bees: One Thing Leads to Another. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2009.
She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2011.
13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1969.
Exploring Alabama. Alabama; Strode, 1970.
Jeffrey Introduces 13 More Southern Ghosts. Alabama; Strode, 1971.
Treasured Tennessee Recipes. Alabama; Strode, 1972.
Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1973.
Treasured Georgia Recipes. Alabama; Strode, 1973.
13 Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1974.
Alabama: One Big Front Porch. Alabama; Strode, 1975.
Thirteen Tennessee Ghosts and Jeffrey. Alabama; Strode, 1977.
Southern Cooking to Remember. Alabama; Strode, 1978.
The Ghost in the Sloss Furnaces. Alabama; Birmingham Historical Society, 1978.
Count Those Buzzards! Stamp Those Grey Mules!; Superstitions Remembered from a Southern Childhood. Alabama; Strode, 1979.
Jeffrey's Latest 13: More Southern Ghosts. Alabama; Strode, 1982.
A Serigamy of Stories. Mississippi; University Press of Mississippi, 1988.
Odd-egg Editor. Mississippi; University Press of Mississippi, 1990.
A Sampling of Selma Stories. Alabama; Selma Printing Service, 1991.
My Name is Julia. Alabama; Birmingham Public Library Press, 1991.
The Autobiography of a Bell. Alabama; United Methodist Children's Home, 1991.
Twice-Blessed. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1995.
Encounters. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1998.
The Bridal Wreath Bush. Montgomery; Black Belt Press, 1999.
Common Threads. Alabama; CKM Press, 2000.
Piano Lessons and Other Recollections. Alabama; Major Tiara Press, 2000.
It's Christmas! Montgomery; River City Publishers, 2002.
Ernest's Gift. Montgomery; Junebug Books, 2004.
Jeffrey's Favorite 13 Ghost Stories: From Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2004.
Spit, Scarey Ann, & Sweat Bees: One Thing Leads to Another. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2009.
She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2011.
Themes
Kathryn Tucker Windham wrote short stories, ghost stories, and cookbooks set in the South. She first became interested in writing ghost stories after a ghost named Jeffrey began haunting her family's home.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Windham, Kathryn Tucker, “Kathryn Tucker Windham,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/676.