Courtney “Court” Stevens grew up in the knockabout town of Bandana, Kentucky. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, Olympic torchbearer, and bookseller at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN. These days she writes coming-of-truth fiction and is the Executive Director of Warren County Public Library in Bowling Green, KY. She has a pet whale named Herman, a bandsaw named Rex, and a tiny fleet of novels with her name on the spine. 

Court is a rare bird online, but you might spot her occasionally

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Birthday: June 15

Family: I have a housemate and am a guardian to her two kiddos. We have a farm called Fable Stables that is home to 11 goats, 3 Babydoll Sheep, 25 chickens, 5 dogs, 4 cats and the neighbors ducks.

Awards: Some are listed on the Novels page of my website. I really don’t keep up with them.   

My inspiration: I’m not sure I’d point to any one thing other than a deep abiding love of story.

My Influences: Markus Zusak, Fredrick Backman, Ruth Ware, Ruta Sepetys.

My home: Central Kentucky

Closest Airport: Nashville, TN

Formal Education:

Undergraduate – Lindsey Wilson College (Double Major in Human Services and Christian Ministries).

Graduate —

Lindsey Wilson College (Masters in Counseling)

Campbellsville University (Masters in Theology)

University of Kentucky (Masters in Library and Information Science) 

Day Job: Executive Director of Warren County Public Library

Interests: my animals, woodworking, gardening, soccer

Do I speak at events: Yes, feel free to reach out through my contact me with your date, location, honorarium and topic request

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