Hello! I’m Katie.

I am a novelist and poet, educator, the author of historical fiction for young readers.

As an educator, my background is in Elementary Education from Indiana University. I spent many years teaching in public schools and online, and have been homeschooling my children for over ten years.

I have been researching my family history for twenty years. I have studied at the International Institute for Genealogical Studies as well as the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History.

Currently, I am a MFA candidate in the Writing for Children & Young Adults program at Spalding University. My focus is in middle-grade fiction.

I am a lifelong Hoosier with deep roots in Indiana. As such, my books are inspired by and deeply rooted in Indiana history. I live in Indianapolis, Indiana with my husband and our four kids.

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Thanks so much for stopping by. See you again soon!

Katie

Short Bio

Katie Andrews Potter is a novelist and poet, educator, and the author of historical fiction for young readers. A lifelong Hoosier, Katie and her family live in Indianapolis, Indiana.