Brian Katcher (born 1975) 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 ALA Rainbow Book List (2010), Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012), and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2013). +YearTitleAwardResultRef.2011Almost PerfectJames Cook Book AwardNomineeStonewall Book Award WinnerPlaying with MatchesMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNomineeNorth Carolina Young Adult Book AwardWinner2017The Improbable Theory of Ana and ZakMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNominee2020Deacon Locke Went to PromSouth Carolina Book Award for Young AdultNominee
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