The Lez Talk Tour Presents: K.A. Smith

A North Carolina native, K.A. Smith first received recognition for her poems In the [Rearview] and A Woman’s Day. Seeing those poems published made K.A. believe in her writing even more. Recent stories and poems have appeared in Ladylit Publishing’s Summer Love Anthology and in Sappho’s Corner Poetry Series Tulips Touching as well as on her own blog. She’s also the author of several lesbian short stories including Get At Me and Gina’s Do-Over.

Today K.A. writes stories about queer women of color for queer women of color and readers who enjoy stories about women, relationships, and desire. “I didn’t have access to the types of stories I like to write now when I was coming up. No women of color, no gay/lesbian/queer people. I had to relate to characters in other ways, but I still wanted to see myself in stories too.” Several of K.A.’s stories have an erotic element to them, but she feels everyone can relate in some way.