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Kristy Jackson is a communications professional by day, writer by night. Her work draws inspiration from her Cree, German and Scottish background and her long list of embarrassing moments. Her debut novel, MORTIFIED, is for ages 8-12 and was published May 2024 by HarperCollins. Kristy is represented by Olga Filina of the 5 Otter Literary Agency.  

Kristy loves books of all kinds, and has led a program to help Santa bring books to kids in remote Indigenous communities each Christmas since 2018. She is also a volunteer board member with Foundations, a local non-profit dedicated to improving literacy in her community. A member of Whitefish Lake First Nation #128 (a.k.a. Goodfish Lake), Kristy lives near Saskatoon, SK, with her husband and their two sons. She has been practicing the writing craft since TVs had rabbit ears, and writes for middle grade, YA, and adult audiences.

Get in touch:

For school visits, speaking engagements, media interviews, and other PR stuff, please contact Kayi Wong at kayi.wong@harpercollins.com

For all other inquiries (blurb requests, rights, etc.), please contact Olga Filina at olga@fiveotterliterary.com

Presentation topics:

My book is targeted for audiences from about grade 3 up. Presentations cover topics such as my writing journey, how to get a book published, advice for writers, the importance of reading, dealing with rejection, story structure, embarrassing moments, the importance of representation in books, how to turn an idea into a book, the editing process. Optional writing exercises can include giving young writers an opportunity to practice writing a "pitch," an editing exercise, brainstorming, or (for older audiences) writing a query letter before you write your book.