Katherine Faw Morris

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Katherine Faw (born July 17, 1983), formerly Katherine Faw Morris, is an American writer. Young God, her debut novel, was long-listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize{{cite web |title=Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Longlist 2014 (27 books) |url=https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/76308.Flaherty_Dunnan_First_Novel_Prize_Longlist_2014 |website=Goodreads}} and named a best book of the year by The Times Literary Supplement, the Houston Chronicle,{{cite news |title=The best books of 2014 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/The-best-books-of-2014-5932605.php |accessdate=2018-03-21 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle}} and BuzzFeed.{{cite news |title=The 24 Best Fiction Books Of 2014 |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/isaacfitzgerald/books-we-loved-in-2014 |accessdate=2018-03-21 |newspaper=BuzzFeed}}

In The Guardian,{{cite web |last=McBride |first=Eimear |date=16 July 2014 |title=Eimear McBride on Young God by Katherine Faw Morris |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/16/eimear-mcbride-young-god-katherine-faw-morris-bleak |website=The Guardian}} Eimear McBride wrote Young God was "likely to leave even the sturdiest stunned." Elle{{cite news |date=18 May 2014 |title=Katherine Faw Morris's 'Young God' Is a Pure Adrenaline Rush |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/books/reviews/a12719/young-god-katherine-faw-morris-book-review/ |accessdate=2018-03-21 |newspaper=Elle}} called it "seductive … Reading Young God is like having a bottle rocket go off in your hands." Faw was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.{{cite news |title=With her first novel, Wilkes County native Katherine Faw Morris turns to home |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article9120152.html |accessdate=2018-03-21 |newspaper=Charlotte Observer}} She lives in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite news |date=30 June 2014 |title='All 13-Year-Olds Are Feral Creatures': An Interview with Author Katherine Faw Morris |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wd4pp9/all-13-year-olds-are-feral-creatures-an-interview-with-author-katherine-faw-morris |accessdate=2018-03-21 |newspaper=Vice}}