Brian Katcher


Brian Katcher is an American author of young adult fiction. His novel Almost Perfect won the 2011 Stonewall Book Award.

Biography

Brian Katcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1975. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, then traveled and worked a variety of jobs before beginning his career as a writer. As of 2021, Katcher was living in central Missouri with his wife and daughter.

Awards and honors

The American Library Association included Almost Perfect on their list of American [Library Association Rainbow Book List|ALA Rainbow Book List], Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2011Almost PerfectJames Cook Book AwardNominee
2011Almost PerfectStonewall Book AwardWinner
2011Playing with MatchesMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNominee
2011Playing with MatchesNorth Carolina Young Adult Book AwardWinner
2017The Improbable Theory of Ana and ZakMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNominee
2020Deacon Locke Went to PromSouth Carolina Book Award for Young AdultNominee

Publications

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