Katherine Cowley

Katherine Cowley
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Genre	Historical mystery
Website
www.katherinecowley.com

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

External links

• Official website
• Works in WorldCat