Katherine Cowley is an American author of historical mysteries, short stories, and essays. She is also a lecturer.[1]
Katherine Cowley | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Website | |
| www | |
Cowley lives in Michigan and has taught writing at Western Michigan University.[2]
Writing awards
editCowley'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
editNovels
edit- 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)
edit- "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)
edit- "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
edit- ^ "2022 Conference Sessions", LDSPMA: Latter-day Saints in Publishing, Media, and the Arts. Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet, "About the Author," p. 332.
- ^ "Mary Higgins Clark Award", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "MWA 2022 Symposium: The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "2022 Edgar Awards Nominations". Locus Online. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Cogdill, Oline. "2022 Edgar Nominations", Retrieved on 18 January 2024
- ^ "2022 Praiseworthy Award Winners", Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Whitney Awards", 18 January 2022, Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ Daniel, Farrah."The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2021", 19 January 2021, Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- ^ The Cultural Repository, 20 April 2022, Retrieved on 19 January 2024.