Audrey Coulthurst

Audrey Coulthurst is the author of critically acclaimed novels for young adults, such as the "Of Fire and Stars" series and "Starworld" (co-authored with Paula Garner). After studying music history and composition as an undergraduate and earning a Master's degree in Book Publishing, she worked in finance by day and wrote novels by night. She was a Lambda Literary Fellow in 2013 and a Publishers Weekly Flying Start in 2016. Her debut novel, "Of Fire and Stars," was named to the Kids' Indie Next List, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and was listed among Vulture's 38 Best Queer YA Novels in 2018. Coulthurst grew up riding horses in the Willamette Valley, lived in Austin and Santa Monica, and currently resides in Oregon with her family.