Christine Kendall is a fiction writer living in Philadelphia. Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications including Wigleaf and the Kweli Journal. Most recently, she was a finalist for the 2025 Pinch Literary Awards. Her debut novel, Riding Chance (Scholastic), was nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens. Christine has short fiction forthcoming from Callaloo and the Pinch Journal Online.

Christine is an active member of the literary community having served as a juror for the New York City Book Awards. She has also co-curated the award winning reading series Creative at the Cannery. Christine currently serves on the board of A Book a Day, a Philadelphia based nonprofit that engages the arts to expand literacy.