Wendy’s bio:
Wendy A. Warren writes fiction and essays set in the Pacific and Inland Northwest. Her work appears in Every Day Fiction, Bright Flash Literary Review, HerStry, and elsewhere. She’s the author of the award-winning, unpublished manuscript, The Butcher’s Apprentice, and represented by Cora Markowitz of the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. Wendy is a 2025 Mineral Arts & Residencies recipient, and is at work on two more novels. She supports a variety of organizations. Wendy lives in Seattle, Washington where she tends her family and a history-filled urban garden.
There’s more to the story…
Wendy grew up in the historic foothills of Western Washington. On a small family farm, she raised and slaughtered her own animals and cultivated a garden. This connection to and intimacy with life in rural America gave her a deep appreciation for well-raised animals and food, and the people who produce them. She was involved in 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) throughout childhood, but never tipped cows.
As a young adult, Wendy traded muddy boots for a business suit and moved to the city. She was an HR professional and an operations manager in the high-tech and insurance industries. Her business writing has been viewed by thousands of jobseekers and healthcare recipients.
Wendy has written creatively since 2016. Her instructors include well-known authors, artists and scholars such as Michael Cunningham, Karen Russell, J. Ryan Stradal, Jeffrey Ford, Michele L. Simms-Burton, Ph.D., and Gish Jen. Wendy’s fiction explores the lives of women and girls in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, and often involves the spiritual side of farm life.
Wendy is a Master Beef Advocate, a card-carrying member of the Washington State Cattleman’s Association, a long-term carnivore, and an animal lover. She lives in the city, but prefers the quiet parts of Washington.
Proud to support:
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Let’s go find a story!
I’m pleased to share with you images that inspire my creativity, taken on my story-seeking adventures in the woods and farmlands of the Pacific Northwest. All images by Wendy A. Warren or used with permission.
