Scary Out There with Dawn Kurtagich
Scary Out There recently interviewed Dawn Kurtagich, author of And the Trees Crept In and The Dead House. In this episode of the podcast, Dawn discusses the importance of horror in the world of children’s and YA literature, shares some of her own fears, and she gives us the scoop on her forthcoming book: Teeth in the Mist. Listen to to the episode HERE!
Podcast Music by John Leonard French.
Dawn Kurtagich is an award winning author of creepy, spooky, and psychologically sinister YA, where girls may descend into madness, boys may see monsters in men, and grown-ups may have something to hide. Her debut novel, The Dead House, was a YALSA Top 10 Pick, An Audie Award Nominee and an Earphone Award Winner. She is also the author of Naida and the forthcoming Teeth in the Mist, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Orion Children’s Books. Dawn can be found on Instagram and Twitter at @dawnkurtagich.
Ally Russell creates content for the Horror Writers Association’s Young Adult & Middle Grade blog. She reviews YA and middle grade horror, holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons College, and is a member of SCBWI. When her childhood dreams of becoming a full-time witch didn’t work out, she settled for a career working at an independent children’s publisher. She lives in Boston but hails from Pittsburgh—ground zero of the zombie apocalypse. She can be found on Twitter @AllyOutThere 
