Pittsburgh is home to an incredible range of authors, publishing professionals, literary event organizers and opinion leaders.
Our city nurtures well-known and emerging literary talent and is the inspiration for many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to the authors you may recognize, Littsburgh’s evolving literary roster features some of the passionate people who work behind the scenes to find local and national audiences for this work, and who help make Pittsburgh a haven for writers and readers.
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Katie Kurtzman
Biography
Katie T. Kurtzman, a graduate of The University of Pittsburgh’s Writing Program, has a decade of book publicity experience with top New York City-based publishing houses including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Young Readers, and Henry Holt. Most recently, she assumed a directorial role at literary powerhouse Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Active in the literary community, she is a member of the Brooklyn Book Festival publicity committee, an event volunteer for Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, and a consultant for The Creative Nonfiction Foundation. She now runs her own publicity business, KTK Publicity: http://www.KTKpublicity.com