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Kendall Berents

Kendall Berents received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2017. She holds a BA in English from the College of William and Mary, where her fiction appeared in The Gallery and won the G. Glenwood Clark Fiction Prize, the David C. Jenkins Scholarship, and the College of William and Mary Literary Awards. Her nonfiction has been published in Elephant Journal, Thought Catalog, and DOYOUYOGA. For her work as an emerging writer, she was selected for the 2024 Yefe Nof California Writers Residency. A copywriter, ghostwriter, art critic, yoga teacher, and writing instructor herself, Kendall has also participated in fiction workshops at the Sewanee Young Writers Conference, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, New York University, and the University of Oxford. She grew up in Virginia as the middle of a set of triplets, and currently resides in Carlsbad, California, with her husband and cat.

Kendall is represented by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management.

Photography by Rick Huth

Publications

Another One Bites the Dust, Short Story, The Gallery

Fighting the Chains, Play, The Collegiate School

Spectacular Contrasts (Hope and Pain from the Holiday Exhibition), Matney Gallery

Collaborative Matters (According to the Colorful Vision of Elizabeth Mead), Matney Gallery

Young Yoga Teachers: We Are Missing Something Important, Elephant Journal

The Secret Life of a Yoga Instructor Beyond the Classroom, beYogi

5 Ways that Yoga Helped Me Find My Calling, DOYOUYOGA

3 Life Lessons That Travel Teaches You, DOYOUYOGA

How to Sequence a Vinyasa Flow Class, DOYOUYOGA

30-Minute Yoga Sequence to Overcome Heartbreak, DOYOUYOGA

3 Ways to Get Over Your Fear of Falling in Arm Balances, DOYOUYOGA

6 Yoga Poses to Calm Your Nerves And Survive the Holidays, DOYOUYOGA

5 Yoga Poses to Prepare for Crow Pose, DOYOUYOGA

5 Yoga Poses to Prepare for Warrior III, DOYOUYOGA

6 Yoga Poses to Release Tension in Your Hips After a Stressful Day, DOYOUYOGA

Here’s Why You Should Date A Software Engineer, Thought Catalog

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