Illuminated Memoirs: Telling Personal Stories with Words and Images

Kelcey Ervick is a writer and artist creating visual narratives in a variety of media. She is the author of four award-winning books, including the graphic memoir, The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives, winner of a 2023 Ohio Book Award and featured in the New York Times Book Review's Holiday Gift Guide. She is co-editor with Tom Hart of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, and her comics have appeared in The Rumpus, The Believer, Washington Post, Lit Hub, and elsewhere. A professor of English and creative writing at Indiana University South Bend, Kelcey writes and draws stories about the creative life in her illustrated newsletter, The Habit of Art.