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Cecil Castellucci

Biography

Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci is the author of  novels for young adults. BOY PROOF, THE QUEEN OF COOL and BEIGE all on Candlewick Press and ROSE SEES RED on Scholastic Press. Her first Graphic Novel THE PLAIN JANES launched the DC Comics Minx imprint and she was awarded the 2007 Shuster Award for best Canadian Comic Book Writer. It was followed up by the sequel JANES IN LOVE. Her first Picture Book, GRANDMA'S GLOVES, won the California Book Award Gold Medal for juvenile literature.

In addition to writing books, she writes plays, makes movies, does performance pieces, and still occasionally rocks out. Born in New York City to French Canadian parents, she is a citizen of  both America and Canada. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles.

Cecil Castellucci