Kendra Reynolds completed a PhD study in feminist anti-tales (radical fairy tale revisions) at Ulster University in 2018 and is now pursuing her love of creative writing alongside her academic work. She has won awards for her academic writing, including being placed 3rd in the competitive Feminist and Women’s Studies Association annualessay competition in 2014. Kendra has published essays in academic journals, including the Journal of International Women’s Studies, and is currently working on a forthcoming research monograph. Her research interests in gender studies, environmentalist literature, fairy tales, magical realism, and concepts of space, time and bodies, often influence and shape her creative work. She is currently working in the mediums of short stories and poetry and is passionate about writing’s ability to inspire change.