Katie Alender

Young Adult Author

Birth Year 1978

Birthplace Florida

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About

Author known for writing novels for young adults. Her titles include the Bad Girls Don't Die series, Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer, Famous Last Words, and The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall. Her novel The Companion won the Edgar Award for Young Adult Fiction. 

Before Fame

She graduated from the Florida State University film school.

Trivia

She worked in television development and production for several years before venturing out into the world to try her hand at writing and becoming an author. She produced dog shows for Animal Planet. She also wrote and produced infomercials.

Family Life

She married director Christopher Alender.

Associated With

The plot of her book Marie Antoinette features a character named Colette who takes a class trip to France and sees the ghost of Marie Antoinette.