Kasie Whitener

Dr. Kasie Whitener’s first novel, After December, has been called “a breakthrough debut” and “outstanding fiction.” Her second novel, Before Pittsburgh, releases August 17, 2021. She hosts the weekly radio show Write On SC, serves as board member to the South Carolina Writers Association, and on the South Carolina Humanities Speakers’ Bureau. Dr. Whitener is a business owner and instructor at the University of South Carolina. At her core is GenX nostalgia, libertarian politics, and not-quite-getting-over-the-90s. Dr. Whitener has presented for Bowling Green State University's Winter Wheat Literary Festival, the Pat Conroy Literary Center, and the Fairfax County Public Library.