Katherine Arnoldi (born 1951 in Canton, Ohio)[2][3] is an American writer and graphic novelist. Arnoldi is perhaps best known for her graphic novel, The Amazing “True” Story of a Teenage Single Mom (Hyperion: 1998).[4][5] In 1999 "The Amazing “True” Story of a Teenage Single Mom was cited as a top book of the year by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association.[6] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 452 libraries.[7]

Katherine Arnoldi
Born1951
Canton, Ohio[1]
OccupationWriter
Graphic novelist
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Website
Official website

Arnoldi's 2007 collection of stories All Things Are Labor won the Juniper prize and was then published by the University of Massachusetts Press in the series of such honored works therein.[8] She has also been a recipient of the Hensfield Transatlantic fiction award, a Jerome Lowell DeJur award in fiction from the City College of New York and two New York Foundation for the Arts awards.[9][10] In 2008–2009 she was a Fulbright scholar in Paraguay.[11] She has been a fellow at the Blue Mountain Center and the MacDowell Colony.[12][13] Currently Arnoldi is an adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.[14]

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  2. ^ "Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum |". cartoons.osu.edu. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  3. ^ "ArchiveGrid : Katherine Arnoldi 1953- biographical file". worldcat.org.
  4. ^ Arnoldi, Katherine (2 September 1998). The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom: Katherine Arnoldi: 9780786864201: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0786864206.
  5. ^ "Books and Authors: Katherine Arnoldi". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  6. ^ "Best Books for Young Adults | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". ala.org. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  7. ^ The amazing true story of a teenage single mom (Book, 1998) [WorldCat.org]. worldcat.org. OCLC 38520369. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  8. ^ "All Things Are Labor". umass.edu.
  9. ^ "MMO: Fair means fair by Katherine Arnoldi". mothersmovement.org.
  10. ^ "Directory of Artists' Fellows 1985-2013" (PDF). New York Foundation for the Arts. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  11. ^ "Sewer | CMW Journal". mennonitewriting.org. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  12. ^ "Blue Notes – Blue Mountain Center's Community Newsletter" (PDF). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  13. ^ "The MacDowell Colony". macdowellcolony.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  14. ^ "Katherine Arnoldi | John Jay College of Criminal Justice". jjay.cuny.edu. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-21.