Teri Carter is a rural Kentucky writer.

Over the last decade, she has written extensively about racism, sexism, immigration, firearm policy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, mass shootings and school shootings, Covid policy, book bans, the ills of social media, and Kentucky’s General Assembly. Teri has testified for teachers’ rights in school board meetings, in fiscal court for more transparency, and in legislative committees against the passage of bad firearm laws. You can find her most recent work at the Kentucky Lantern, MSNBC, and the Washington Post.

She regularly speaks to women’s groups throughout Kentucky about how women can get more involved in local and state government (book forthcoming).

Teri has a BA in English from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in creative writing from San Jose State University.

In 2023, following the mass shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Teri volunteered for 2 years as Communications Leader with KY Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. She is on the board of the Society of Professional Journalists - Bluegrass Region. In 2025, she was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear to serve on the board of Kentucky Humanities.


EMAIL:  External link opens in new tab or windowkentuckyteri@gmail.com