Kate Fussner writes books for young people and bakes the perfect chocolate chip cookie.

Her debut middle grade novel, “The Song of Us” will be published by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins in Summer 2023. You can read the deal announcement here! A queer in-verse retelling of “Orpheus and Eurydice,” Fussner’s debut follows the story of two middle school girls learning to love each other and themselves as they fight not to lose one another.

Kate holds her B.A. from Vassar College, her M.Ed. from University of Massachusetts Boston, and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People from Lesley University. She is the recipient of the W.K. Rose Fellowship from Vassar College (2022). After over a decade of teaching English for the Boston Public Schools, Kate now spends her life writing books, delighting her wonderful wife with homemade baked goods, and walking her dramatic dog, Weasley.

As for her writing life, Kate is represented by Eric Smith at P.S. Literary. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, WBUR’s Cognoscenti, and elsewhere.