Courtney Summers

Courtney Summers is a Canadian author of young adult fiction, known for her "uncompromising" writing style and "risky artistic choices" [11]. Her novels often feature "unapologetic, difficult female protagonists" [3, 18] and explore dark themes with "razor-sharp writing" [12]. Summers began her writing career in 2008 at the age of 22, and her work has received critical acclaim, multiple starred reviews, and numerous awards [5, 16]. She lives and writes in Canada [5, 7, 8, 12, 16, 23].