About Martha

Martha Brockenbrough (rhymes with broken toe) is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including YA fiction and nonfiction, picture books, a middle grade mystery, and a chapter book series.

She founded National Grammar Day (every March 4), wrote game questions for Cranium and Trivial Pursuit, and was co-chair of faculty in the VCFA MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults.

The former editor of MSN.com, Martha has interviewed lots of celebrities, including the Jonas Brothers and Slash. Her work has been published in a variety of places, including The New York Times. She also wrote an educational humor column for the online encyclopedia Encarta for nine years. 

She lives in Seattle with her family. Her favorite kind of food is Indian, although Thai runs a close second. Besides writing, she likes dogs, cats, cooking, weight-lifting, and laughing.

Awards

Martha won a Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Award and a Washington State Book Award for her novel THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH. She was also a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. 

The book made several lists:

A B&N Teen Best YA
A Booklist Editors' Choice
A Kirkus Best Teen Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
An Amazon Best of the Year
A YALSA Teens Top Ten Title
A Finalist for the Audie Awards

Her middle grade novel TO CATCH A THIEF won a Sid Fleischman Humor Award from the Society for Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.

Her debut novel, DEVINE INTERVENTION, was one of Kirkus Reviews Top 100 books for teens in 2012, and was a Kansas State Reading Circle selection.

Representation

Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.