Katherine Cowley Explained
Katherine Cowley is an American author of historical mysteries, short stories, and essays. She is also a lecturer.[1]
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,)
- The True Confessions of a London Spy, (Tule Publishing, 2022,)
- The Lady's Guide to Death and Deception, (Tule Publishing, 2022,)
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,)
- "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,)
- The Cultural Repository. Defenestration. Short story. (Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor, 2022.)[10]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.ldspma.org/2022-conference-sessions/ "2022 Conference Sessions"
- Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet, "About the Author," p. 332.
- https://edgarawards.com/category-list-mary-higgins-clark-award/ "Mary Higgins Clark Award"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JSpgMq4pu0 "MWA 2022 Symposium: The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award"
- Web site: 2022-01-20 . 2022 Edgar Awards Nominations . 2022-12-22 . . en-US.
- Cogdill, Oline. "2022 Edgar Nominations", Retrieved on 18 January 2024
- https://www.ldspma.org/2022-praiseworthy-award-winners/ "2022 Praiseworthy Award Winners"
- https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064557137424/search/?q=15th "Whitney Awards"
- Daniel, Farrah."The 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2021", 19 January 2021, Retrieved on 18 January 2024.
- https://www.defenestrationmag.net/2022/04/the-cultural-repository-by-katherine-cowley/ The Cultural Repository