Artis Henderson’s work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, Reader’s Digest and Sierra, among others. Her first book, Unremarried Widow, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice named to more than 10 Best of the Year lists. Her second book, No Ordinary Bird, was named a best new book of 2025 by Oprah as well as People magazine. Artis has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a graduate degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. She was a 2025 Fulbright-National Geographic Award recipient. A certified master naturalist and advanced open water diver, she splits her time between Florida and Australia.
Artis Henderson will be joining Word of South as part of the Florida Book Awards winners panel in the category of nonfiction.