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'{{Infobox writer <!-- see Template:Infobox writehahahahahahahahndmvldkwkfmlfsklslcmmdskakjahahar --> | name = Morgan Matson | birth_name = Morgan Katie Matson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|09|19}} | birth_place = [[New York City]],<br/>United States | occupation = Novelist | nationality = [[United States|American]] | period = 2008–present | genre = [[Realistic fiction]] | subject = [[Young adult literature]] | children = | awards = [[California Book Award]] | website = {{URL|http://www.morganmatson.com/index.php}} }} '''Morgan Catherine Matson''' (born 19 September 1981), better known as Morgan Matson or Katie Finn, is a best-selling American novelist and recipient of the [[California Book Award]]. == Early life and education == Morgan Matson was born in [[New York City]] on September 19, 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=http://novelsounds.net/event/five-reasons-read-morgan-matson-giveaway/|title=five reasons to read morgan matson|work=novelsounds.net|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> and grew up in both [[New York City]] and [[Greenwich, Connecticut]]. She has one brother, Jason Matson, who is a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katiefinn.com/about/|title=katie finn bio|work=katiefinn.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Matson attended [[Occidental College]] in [[Los Angeles]] as a theatre major. The move from the east coast to the west coast would later inspire her second novel (her first under the Matson name), Amy and Roger's Epic Detour. Halfway through Matson's degree in theatre she started working in the children's department of [[Vroman's Bookstore]] and decided to add English as a double major.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganmatson.com/bio.php|title=morgan matson bio|work=morganmatson.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> Following college graduation, Matson moved back to New York to attend [[The New School]] where she received her M.F.A. in Writing for Children. It was at The New School that Matson met fellow authors, [[Jenny Han]] and [[Siobhan Vivian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://witandfancy.com/2012/06/02/summer-lovin-tour-an-event-with-jenny-han-jessi-kirby-and-morgan-matson/|title=Summer Lovin’ Tour: An Event with Jenny Han, Jessi Kirby, and Morgan Matson|work=witandfancy.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> After obtaining her M.F.A. Matson moved back to California where she attended the [[University of Southern California]] and acquired another degree, this one in Screenwriting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganmatson.com/bio.php|title=morgan matson bio|work=morganmatson.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> == Career == ===Pseudonyms=== Matson's first novel, Top 8, was published in 2008 under the name Katie Finn, inspired by her middle name. However, Matson's second novel, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour, was published in 2010 under the name Morgan Matson. Matson has described the difference in author names coming down to the different styles of the novels. In her novels written under the pseudonym Katie Finn, the story is much more plot driven whereas the novels written under the name Morgan Matson deal a lot more with a character discovering something about themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bookish.com/articles/a-not-so-secret-identity-morgan-matson-vs-katie-finn/|title=A (Not So Secret) Identity: Morgan Matson vs. Katie Finn|work=bookish.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> ===Writing=== Matson has been most notable with her novels written under the name Morgan Matson. The first of those, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour, published in 2010, was named an [[ALA]] Top Ten Best Books for Young Readers, shortlisted for the [[Waterstone's]] Book Prize, and was designated as a ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' "Flying Start" Book.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganmatson.com/anr.php|title=Amy & Roger's Epic Detour|work=morganmatson.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> Matson garnered similar critical acclaim with her second novel under the Matson name, Second Chance Summer, inspired by Matson's summers in the [[Pocono Mountains]], which won the [[California Book Award]] and was also a [[Junior Library Guild]] Selection, and a 2012 ''[[School Library Journal]]'' Best Book of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganmatson.com/scs.php|title=Since You've Been Gone|work=morganmatson.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> Matson's most recent book under the Matson name, Since You've Been Gone, was a ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' bestseller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/Since-Youve-Been-Gone/Morgan-Matson/9781442435018|title=Morgan Matson Since You've Been Gone|work=simonandschuster.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> == Personal life == Matson currently resides in [[Los Angeles, California]] with her dog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/katiefinn|title=Katie Finn|work=macmillan.com|accessdate=2015-07-14}}</ref> ==Bibliography== * 2008 – Top 8 (Top 8, #1) ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2010 – Amy and Roger's Epic Detour * 2010 – What's Your Status (Top 8, #2) ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2011 – Unfriended (Top 8, #3) ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2012 – Second Chance Summer * 2014 – Since You've Been Gone * 2014 – Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend (Broken Hearts and Revenge, #1) ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2015 – Hallie Hath No Fury ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2015 – Revenge, Ice Cream, and Other Things Best Served Cold (Broken Hearts and Revenge, #2) ''written as Katie Finn'' * 2016 – The Unexpected Everything (not yet released) * 2016 – Hearts, Fingers, and Other Things Not to Cross (Broken Hearts and Revenge, #3) ''written as Katie Finn'' == References == {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [http://www.morganmatson.com/index.php// Official Site] {{Authority control}} {{Persondata | NAME = Matson, Morgan | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Finn, Katie | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American writer | DATE OF BIRTH = 19 September 1981 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[New York City]], United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matson, Morgan}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:20th-century American novelists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Writers from New York]] [[Category:American writers of young adult literature]] [[Category:21st-century American novelists]] [[Category:American women novelists]] [[Category:20th-century women writers]] [[Category:Women writers of young adult literature]] [[Category:21st-century women writers]]'