KL Going, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

KL Going

American author

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1973

Place of Birth: Rhinebeck, New York, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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KL Going (born August 21, 1973) is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens.
Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade.
Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, NY Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards.
They’ve been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year.
Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and the UK, and her novel Fat Kid Rules the World is now an independent film.
It premiered at the SXSW film festival and won an Audience Award. K.L.
began her career working at Curtis Brown, Ltd., one of the oldest literary agencies in New York City.
She used this inner knowledge of publishing to write Writing and Selling the Young Adult Novel—a how-to book for aspiring writers, published by Writer's Digest.
She has also written short stories for several anthologies and multiple picture books.