Entries by AJ Cattapan

Angelhood named a finalist in the 2016 Carol Awards!

In case, you didn’t already hear through other social media outlets, my young adult novel Angelhood was just named a finalist in the young adult category for the 2016 Carol Awards. These are *the* Christian fiction awards of the year. The winner won’t be announced until the gala dinner at the end of August, but […]

YA Books Galore Giveaway!

Who wants to win a whole stack of YA books? This contest is open to anyone with a U.S. mailing address. (Sorry, international YA fans, I found out the hard way that mailing a book is really expensive. Mailing a whole stack of books would be outrageous.) Contest opens: June 14, 2016 Contest ends: June […]

Visit me at the Printers Row Lit Fest!

Stop by the Mystery Writers of America booth (at Dearborn and Harrison) on Sunday, June 12! Events planned: 1:15-1:45 p.m.  Panel Discussion on “The Path to Publication” 2:30-4:00 p.m. Book Signing If you’d like to learn more about my suspenseful YA fantasy novel Angelhood, click here. If you’d like to learn more about my upcoming […]

Blessed Rosary and Book Giveaway!

I think you all know by now that I’m part of a bunch of writing groups. One of them is the Catholic Writers Guild, and I’ve teamed up with one of my fellow CWG young adult authors and the Books for Catholic Teens Instagram account for a super giveaway! They’re celebrating hitting 1,000 followers on […]

How I Plan to Spend My Longest/Shortest Summer Ever

I’m embarking on the longest summer I’ve ever known–and will probably ever know. Thanks to construction plans, we started school early this past year, which means we got out early. Furthermore, the construction will last long enough that we won’t be able to start school again until after Labor Day. I’ve never had a summer […]