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E. Katherine Kottaras

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I am a contemplative writer, holistic teacher, and multimedia artist.

I am the author of the critically-acclaimed YA contemporary novels, HOW TO BE BRAVE (2015) and THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER (2016), both from St. Martin’s Press/Griffin Teen. I am also the writer, voice, and co-creator of Yoga with Eleonora on PillowFortTV and the co-writer with Vanitha Swaminathan of the forthcoming picture book, A RAINBOW INSIDE MY BODY, illustrated by Holly Hatam (Viking 2024).

​In June 2023, my visual art piece, YOU WERE BORN OF LOVE, was selected by glendaleOUT for their exhibit, MAPPING MY QUEER: Body Mapping Our Queer Identity held at the Adams Mini-Park Gas Station and at the Brand Library as part of Glendale’s Second Annual Pride Events and hosted by t
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“But being brave isn't about living every minute exhilarated. It's about waking up and knowing that despite the worry and the sadness and the deep, dark fear, you're going to go forth anyway. That you're going to try anyway. That you have a choice, and you're going to choose to live, today, bravely.”
E. Katherine Kottaras, How to Be Brave

“There are so many unknowns, and so many possibilities. Sometimes there are things you can say, and talking makes it better. But sometimes, there are no words.”
E. Katherine Kottaras, The Best Possible Answer

“If I listen to my heart, if I trust in that voice that sits deep in my soul, that untouched being of truth - I know it's there - I will discover the answers eventually. Maybe not immediately. Maybe not tomorrow. But if I don't open myself to possibility, I'll never know what it means to have lived. I'll never know what it means to have loved.”
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“die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.”
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“There's definitely one person in this world I know I can count on. She's there in the mirror.”
E. Katherine Kottaras, The Best Possible Answer

“If I listen to my heart, if I trust in that voice that sits deep in my soul, that untouched being of truth - I know it's there - I will discover the answers eventually. Maybe not immediately. Maybe not tomorrow. But if I don't open myself to possibility, I'll never know what it means to have lived. I'll never know what it means to have loved.”
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“I will live this life the only way I know how. With love at its core. With love in my heart.”
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