Kelundra Smith is a storyteller whose mission is to connect people to cultural experiences and each other. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Food & Wine, American Theatre, The Bitter Southerner, ArtsATL, Atlanta magazine, etc. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Theatre Critics Association, where she serves on the executive committee and the equity, diversity & inclusion committee. She has been a fellow at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center’s National Critics Institute and guest critic at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Her long-term goals are to land on The New York Times bestseller list, open a late-night dessert restaurant and have her plays adapted into a hit television series.