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Latria Graham

Latria Graham

South Carolina
Latria Graham is a magazine feature writer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her forthcoming book, “Uneven Ground: A Memoir of a Family, a Land, and a Culture in Peril,” will be published by HarperCollins in 2027.
Sep 30
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Scratch Reader Mailbag: What Does a Literary Scout Do?

We’re bringing you craft book recommendations and the basics of lit scouting.
5 min read
Sep 23
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How Three Writers Are Coping With the World Right Now

A September roundup of books, articles, and photos.
9 min read
Sep 17
A photo collage on a blue and orange background featuring two book covers and a headshot of Deesha Philyaw, a Black woman with caramel micro-locs wearing a white shirt.

The Scratch Interview #8: Deesha Philyaw on Literary Community, Part II

“The last thing we need when we're trying to make art is to feel ashamed by what we don't have, and yet here we are.”
13 min read
Sep 16
A photo collage with a blue and orange background, two book covers and a headshot of Deesha Philyaw a Black woman with light brown curly dreads and wearing a white shirt.

The Scratch Interview #8: Deesha Philyaw on Committing the Cardinal Sins of Publishing, Part I

“So despite short stories ‘not selling,’ I just found other things so that I could keep writing my short stories.”
18 min read
Aug 05
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The Scratch Interview #7: Kim Cross on Caregiving and Freelancing

“Freelance rates, by the way, haven't gone up since 1985. That's when magazines started paying $2 a word.”
18 min read
Jun 10
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After Years of Being a Writer for Hire — Can I Write Just for Me?

Latria takes an ekphrastic poetry class and tries to get weird with her art
9 min read
May 27
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Triggered Our Media Trauma

Spoiler: Mackenzie Scott is not saving our magazine careers
19 min read
May 20
A collage featuring Kristin Collier's headshot, the cover of her book WHAT DEBT DEMANDS, and photos of quilts and embroidered tops from estate sales she attended.

The Scratch Interview #4: Kristin Collier on the True Cost of Debt

On owing and being owed.
14 min read
Mar 24
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The Job I Want Doesn’t Exist Anymore

What is lost when arts criticism dies?
12 min read