Katie Cotugno

AmericanContemporary FictionRomanceYoung Adult (YA)

Katie Cotugno is a New York Times bestselling author known for writing "messy, complicated, feminist love stories." She has authored over a dozen books for various age groups, including young adult novels and adult fiction. Her work has been translated into more than fifteen languages and has received honors from organizations such as the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children's Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians. Cotugno also co-authored "Rules for Being a Girl" with Candace Bushnell. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, and her work has appeared in various literary magazines. Cotugno studied Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College and earned an MFA in Fiction from Lesley University. She currently resides in Boston with her family.

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Awards

['Pushcart Prize nominee', 'Junior Library Guild honor', "Bank Street Children's Book Committee honor", 'Kentucky Association of School Librarians honor']

Notable Works

['99 Days', 'How to Love', 'Fireworks', 'Top Ten', '9 Days & 9 Nights', 'You Say It First', "Liar's Beach", 'Birds of California', 'Meet the Benedettos', 'Heavy Hitter', 'Hemlock House', 'Rules for Being a Girl']