BIOGRAPHY

Cathy Petter was born and raised outside of Detroit, unlike her father, who was born and raised in Hawaii. She and her siblings spent their childhood trying to convince him to move back to Honolulu. (Wouldn’t you?) She received her BA from Duke University and her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Cathy writes books for kids of all ages. Her debut picture book, DEAR MOXIE, DEAR REX, from Reycraft Books, is available at Barnes & Noble, on Amazon or from your favorite local bookstore.

Now that her kids are all grown up, she’s discovered that her real happy place is New York City. When she’s not writing books, she’s busy going to the theater, looking at art in the Metropolitan Museum, making her own art in class at the Art Students League or making dinner for her family and friends.