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Cory McCarthy (he/they) is the acclaimed author of four YA novels, as well as a forthcoming coauthored space fantasy duology and a nonfiction picture book about Arab American poet Kahlil Gibran.

Kirkus hailed his lyrical science fiction debut The Color of Rain as “an elegantly written and emotionally cathartic page-turner.” His futuristic thriller Breaking Sky is in development to become a major motion picture, and his contemporary You Were Here combines word art poetry, graphic novel, and prose. Cory’s feminist romcom Now a Major Motion Picture is, according to Kirkus, “a war cry and a love letter all at once,” and his novel in verse won the MG category of the Katherine Paterson Prize.

Cory holds a BA and MFA in creative writing, as well as a degree in screenwriting. He cofounded the annual Rainbow Writers Workshop with his partner and, like many of his characters, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

 

 

Education

MFA - WCYA | VCFA

Postgraduate Certificate - Screenwriting | UCLA

BA - Creative Writing | Ohio University

Selected work

K.A. Holt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

An Na

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Matt Phelan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Linda Urban

Faculty Chair, MFA in WCYA; Interim Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs

Evan Griffith

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Loree Griffin Burns

Faculty, MFA in WCYA