Rollins is the author of “Famished: On Food, Sex, and Growing Up as a Good Girl,” published in December of 2025. Her debut memoir examines the rhyming scripts of diet culture and purity culture, both of which direct women to fear their own bodies and appetites. Her writing has appeared in outlets like The New York Times, Slate, Electric Literature, Salon, Joyland, and more. She’s also written scholarly articles about composition and writing center studies.
Rollins is also an award-winning instructor who taught English at Marshall University for nearly 15 years. She is a 2025 Tamarack Foundation for the Arts Literary Arts Fellow. A lifelong Appalachian, she lives with her husband in West Virginia, where they’re raising their three small children.
“I cannot overstate how excited we are to host Anna as our debut spring visiting author,” said Sara Henning, assistant professor of English and coordinator of the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series. “She is beyond remarkable: A powerhouse writer, Marshall alumna and beloved former colleague of the English department. She’s an inspiration, and we are so proud of her.”
The event is sponsored by Marshall University with support from the Department of English.