Bio

Photo by Melissa Mills-Koffel

Cat Winters was born and raised just a short drive down the freeway from Disneyland, which probably explains her obsession with haunted mansions, bygone eras, and fantasylands. She has worked as a radio station deejay, a copy editor, a small press co-owner, and a film festival literary liaison.

Her debut novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds, a dark and ghostly YA historical, is coming Spring 2013 from Amulet Books. She lives outside of Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two kids.

Literary Representation:
Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
Heather Baror-Shapiro, Baror International  (foreign rights)

Cat belongs to...
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
The Lucky 13s
Willamette Writers

Education:
B.A.s in drama and English from the University of California, Irvine

Awards:
Award winner in the Juvenile Fiction by Adults category of the Kay Snow Writing Awards, hosted by Willamette Writers

Award winner in the Young Adult category of The Write Stuff Contest, hosted by Connecticut Romance Writers of America

Interviews/Guest Posts:
Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire (1/10/12)
ADR3NALIN3 (1/25/12)
Dear Teen Me (coming 5/9/12)

Winifred, Cat's mascot.
(No, it's not a real bird.)