Welcome

My name is Erin Bow, and I’m the author of the young adult novel Plain Kate (forthcoming from Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic), and several books of poetry.

On these pages, you can learn more about my books, get a sneak peak on what I’m working on now, and follow my exciting writer’s life (Laundry! Revision! More laundry!) on my livejournal. There’s the compulsory biography and contact information. There’s also an odds and ends page with links and answers to questions like “how did you find your agent?”

I write a lot of things, but you’re probably here to find out about Plain Kate. Can’t blame you. One week I’m getting my royalty check for my three books of poetry — $146.52 — and the next I’m selling my first YA for six figures. It’s a different world.

Anyway, you’ll like Plain Kate. Written under the spell of Russian fairy tales and set in a world of fog and swirling magic, Kate is spellbinding. If I do say so. Read a bit and see.