About

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. — Samuel Barber

JUDITH KRUMMECK is a writer, broadcaster, and immigrant. Her debut novel, The Deceived Ones, a contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, was shortlisted for The Somerset Maugham Award. Her biographical memoir, Old New Worlds, an intertwining of immigrant stories, was a finalist in the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards®. Her first book, Beyond the Baobab, is a memoir-in-essays about her immigrant experience. Her screenplay, Philida, based on the novel of the same name by André Brink, is in development in South Africa. Judith is the evening drive-time host on Maryland’s classical music station, WBJC, 91 .5 FM, and she holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts. She has been awarded two creativity grants from the Maryland State Arts Council.

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