Heather Demetrios is the Program Director of Rebecca Dykes Writers and a critically-acclaimed author, writing coach, and mindfulness teacher based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her publishers include Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and HarperCollins. Her work has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Dutch, and Romanian.
She has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a recipient of the PEN America Discovery Award for her debut novel, Something Real. Her novels include Little Universes, I’ll Meet You There, Bad Romance, as well as the Dark Caravan fantasy series: Exquisite Captive, Blood Passage, and Freedom’s Slave. Her non-fiction includes the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall, and she is the editor of Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love.
Her honors include books that have been named Bank Street Best Children’s Books, YALSA Best Fiction For Young Adults selections, a Goodreads Choice Nominee, a Kirkus Best Book, and a Barnes and Noble Best Book. Her work has appeared in LA Review of Books, Bustle, School Library Journal, and other fine outlets.
Heather works with writers on integrating mindfulness into their writing practice, process, and life. In addition to being the Executive Director of Clouds and Water Zen Center, she holds certificates in Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness and is a Trained Mindfulness Facilitator through UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center.
Find out more about Heather and her books at heatherdemetrios.com.
