Courtney Summers |

Courtney Summers was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1986 and currently resides in a small town not far from there. At age 14, she dropped out of high school to pursue her education independently, but in truth, those years were really spent exploring various mediums that would best serve the stories she wanted to tell. She tried acting, directing, photography, music and screenwriting and none of them were a match. At age 18, she wrote her first novel and all the pieces finally fell into place.

To date, she has authored five novels. Her first novel, Cracked Up to Be, was published when she was 22 and went on to win the 2009 CYBILS award in YA fiction. Since then, she’s published four more books. They are 2011 YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick and White Pine Honor book, Some Girls Are, 2012 YALSA Quick Pick, Fall for Anything, 2013 YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick and White Pine Honour book, This is Not a Test, and most recently, Please Remain Calm (an e-novella sequel to This is Not a Test) and All the Rage. All the Rage was an Official Tumblr Reblog Book Club pick and named a Best Book of 2015 by Bustle, Book Riot, Chicago Public Library, Quill and Quire and the B&N Teen Blog. All the Rage is a White Pine 2016 nominee title and Courtney recently appeared in Flare Magazine’s annual Sixty Under 30 List.