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Katherine Cowley

Katherine Cowley

American author

Katherine Cowley is an American author of historical mysteries, short stories, and essays. She is also a lecturer.[1]

Quick Facts Occupation, Nationality ...

Cowley lives in Michigan and has taught writing at Western Michigan University.[2]

Writing awards

Cowley's debut novel, The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet , was a finalist for the 2022 Mystery Writers of America Mary Higgins Clark Award of the Edgar Awards.[3][4][5][6] The novel was the winner of 2022 Latter-day Saints in Publishing, Media, and the Arts (LDSPMA) Praiseworthy Award in the Suspense/Mystery category.[7] It was also the finalist for the Whitney Awards for Best Mystery/Suspense and Best Debut Novel.[8]

Cowley's blog, Jane Austen Writing Lessons, was one of the "100 Best Websites for Writers in 2021" according to The Write Life.[9]

Selected works

Novels

  • The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet, (Tule Publishing, 2021, ISBN 9781953647443)
  • The True Confessions of a London Spy, (Tule Publishing, 2022, ISBN 9781956387230)
  • The Lady's Guide to Death and Deception, (Tule Publishing, 2022, ISBN 9781957748566)

Short publications (selection)

  • "The Justified Fear of Snow in Jane Austen's Emma." Jane Austen's World. Essay. 2022.
  • "Revising for Tone During Difficult Times." Women Writers, Women's Books. Essay. 2022.
  • A Rising Generation: Women in Power in Young Adult novels (Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 53, Spring 2020, p 194–198.)

Short stories (selection)

  • "Tatterhood and the Prince’s Hand." Unspun: A Collection of Tattered Fairy Tales. Novella. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781986727877)
  • "Confessions of a Mycologist." Mad Scientist Journal, Spring 2018, Volume CCI, Short story. (Mad Scientist Journal, 2018.)
  • "The Last Bathroom." Defenestration. Short story. (Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor, 2016.)
  • "The Clockwork Seer." Steel and Bone: Nine Steampunk Adventures. Novelette. (Xchyler Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781940810409)
  • The Cultural Repository. Defenestration. Short story. (Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor, 2022.)[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "2022 Conference Sessions", LDSPMA: Latter-day Saints in Publishing, Media, and the Arts. Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet, "About the Author," p. 332.
  3. [3]
    "Mary Higgins Clark Award", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "MWA 2022 Symposium: The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    "2022 Edgar Awards Nominations". Locus Online. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. [6]
    Cogdill, Oline. "2022 Edgar Nominations", Retrieved on 18 January 2024
  7. [7]
    "2022 Praiseworthy Award Winners", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Whitney Awards", 18 January 2022, Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  9. [9]
    Daniel, Farrah."The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2021", 19 January 2021, Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
  10. [10]
    The Cultural Repository, 20 April 2022, Retrieved on 19 January 2024.
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