Tennessee, Windham began to gain attention for storytelling. She often appeared at storytelling events, historical meetings and classrooms. Her stories about ghosts and growing up and living in the Southern United States have earned her a place on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, which brought her national attention and praise. She also performed stories and gave commentaries on Alabama Public Radio's Alabama Life. Mrs. Windham's commentaries were recorded by APR producers Samuel Hendren, Jason Norton and Brett Tannehill. Her commentaries still air the first weekday of every month on 89.3 WLRH Huntsville Public Radio's Sundial Writers Corner. Windham is the founder of the Alabama Tale Tellin' Festival, which has been held annually in Selma since 1978. Windham performed on stage in a one-woman play about Julia Tutwiler. Named They Call Me Julia, the work was based on Windham's book of the same name. Museum The Thomasville campus of Coastal Alabama Community College is the site of the Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum. Her personal papers and manuscripts from 1939–2010 were donated to the special collections department of the Auburn University Libraries. Honors and awards In 1990, Windham received the University of Alabama's Society of Fine Arts’ Alabama Arts Award. On December 14, 1993, she was awarded the Honorary Degree Doctor of Literature from the University of Montevallo. In 1995, Windham was honored as the Selma Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year. In 1995, she received the Alabama State Council on the Arts Governor's Arts Awards. In 1996, she received the National Storytelling Association's Circle of Excellence Award and Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, she was selected as one of thirteen artists to represent Alabama as part of "Artists of Alabama 2000." In 2000, she received the Alabama Humanities Award. On October 4, 2001, Windham was inducted into the University of Alabama College of Communications Hall of Fame. On August 18, 2003, she was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor, having been nominated by the novelist Harper Lee, also from that state. In 2008, Windham was named ABA Citizen of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. In 2009, she received the Alabama Living Legacy Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Film The 2004 documentary film, Kathryn: The Story of a Teller, directed by Norton Dill, chronicles Windham's life and varied careers. Bibliography Treasured Alabama Recipes, Strode Publishers (1964) 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, Strode Publishers (1969),