Author Profile:  Kendra Thomas

Kendra Ann Thomas has been writing stories since she was in Mrs. Jewell’s first grade class for dyslexic learners.  After learning to remove the labels of her disability, she went on to become a writer, teacher, theatre director, principal, counselor, foster parent, and adoptive mom.  All totaled, she has written over a dozen plays in many genres over the years.  She is the author of the The Struggles, 2014 winner of the A+ Playwriting Contest for Teachers from Pioneer Drama Service and Bus Stop, which received the 2022 AATE Distinguished Play Award.  Thomas is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and Lamar University, where she obtained her doctorate in Education.  She retired from full-time teaching in 2026 but still enjoys volunteering with local theatres and substituting.  She lives on a 100-acre farm in Ennis, Texas, with her daughter and husband where she cares for an abundance of animals and continues to write young adult plays for students across the world.  In 2022, Dr. Thomas’ last name changed to Kendra Robyn Kvale, but she continues to write under Thomas.