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Candice Baxter earned her BS in Business and MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Memphis. She has published work in nationally distributed literary journals and writes cover features for various Memphis-area publications. For six years, she taught food writing at a culinary school.

Baxter is currently the managing editor of Germantown Magazine and a Behind the Arts Storyteller, a grant-funded partnership with StoryBoard Memphis and ArtsMemphis to share the in-depth narratives of local creative culture.

Photos by Faydra Foster Photography
LIFESTYLE
Legacy of Wildwood

Germantown Magazine – Olympic gold medalist gifts 350-acre farm to university, keeping land intact in perpetuity

FOOD WRITING
Firehouse Grub

Edible Memphis – Station 38 firefighters keep up the “syndicate” tradition, where each man takes a turn cooking three meals a day.

Memphis Parent Mom Issue
PARENTING
Monthly Features

Memphis Parent – From prenatal massage to potty training, find real talk on rearing kids.

Shannan McWaters Profile
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Diamond in the Rough

Memphis Real Producers – Shannan McWaters rises from humble beginnings to real estate success.

ART
In Plain Sight

The Fiddleback – A look into sculptor Roy Tamboli’s massive public installation Pangeaen Disc, anchored for decades at the only place Poplar Avenue crosses Walnut Grove.

green river
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
Nice

Freeflow Institute – Wilderness writing workshop, hosted by award-winning writer and teacher Pam Houston, rafting the Green River through the Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument

Harvey group
TEAM PROFILE
Team Vision

Memphis Real Producers – James Harvey Jr. builds the foundation of his professional athlete niche in Memphis real estate.

Erling Jensen
FOOD WRITING
Behind the Blade

Edible Memphis – The story of a Chef’s favorite knife

Mike Miller Let It Fly
SMALL BUSINESS
Letting It Fly

Germantown Magazine – Former NBA Grizzlies player Mike Miller opens restaurant in Germantown.