Kathryn Burak is a writer, poet, and professor at Boston University. She has published both short stories and poetry in magazines such as the Missouri Review, Fiction, and the Gettysburg Review. Burak is also the co-author of Writing in the Works, a textbook on writing. Her most recent project is the young adult novel Emily's Dress and Other Missing Things.
Links:
Interview on Writing and Other Things
Class of 2k12: Authors for Young Adult Reading