About this site & Katie
Katie McLendon is a writer, illustrator and public health professional living in Atlanta. Katie McLendon was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2005 and worked as a CCFA support group facilitator in Atlanta for nine years. Katie is a Certified Health Education Specialist with a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University.
Katie also works as a sensitivity reader for authors writing about chronic illness, including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease/Crohn's/ulcerative colitis, Ehlers-Danlos, and special diets. She is also a native Southerner who is happy to do sensitivity reads related to characters and settings in the southern U.S. These sensitivity reads can be expanded to a general edit as well. Please contact Katie at Katie@katiemclendon.com to discuss fees; turnaround time is generally 30 days but a 2-week turnaround can be negotiated.
Click the Comics & Columns menu option to find her webcolumn Gut Check, also featured in CCFA Georgia's monthly newsletter.
Katie also works as a sensitivity reader for authors writing about chronic illness, including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease/Crohn's/ulcerative colitis, Ehlers-Danlos, and special diets. She is also a native Southerner who is happy to do sensitivity reads related to characters and settings in the southern U.S. These sensitivity reads can be expanded to a general edit as well. Please contact Katie at Katie@katiemclendon.com to discuss fees; turnaround time is generally 30 days but a 2-week turnaround can be negotiated.
Click the Comics & Columns menu option to find her webcolumn Gut Check, also featured in CCFA Georgia's monthly newsletter.