Holly spends her days working in academic publishing and her nights writing books for both actual children and for teenagers who no longer think they’re children. Her house has a couple of the latter as well as one furry four-legged baby who probably gets more attention than the teenagers.
Holly’s first novel, 5 TO 1 (Knopf BFYR 2015) was nominated for numerous awards including the Amy Mather’s Teen Book Award, the Tome Society IT List, the Compton Crook Award, the LA Young Readers Choice Award and the NYRSA Charlotte Award. She’s currently working on a series of chapter books about a neurodivergent boy named George.
Holly holds a BA in English from the University of Ottawa and is nearly halfway through her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She’s involved in many writing organizations and often judges contests for the writing community. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) and is very passionate about creating and promoting children’s books written for and by neurodivergent people.
Contact
Contact Holly via email at holly(at)hollybodger.com