Kate DiCamillo is the author of many books for young readers. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal (Flora & Ulysses in 2014 and The Tale of Despereaux in 2004); the Newbery Honor (Because of Winn-Dixie, 2001), the Boston Globe Horn Book Award (The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, 2006), and the Theodor Geisel Medal and honor (Bink and Gollie, co-author Alison McGhee, 2011; Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, 2007). She is a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Emerita, appointed by the Library of Congress.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Clermont, Florida, Kate now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Interviews
- “Minnesota author Kate DiCamillo wrote the book she needed — about connection and love,” Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 23 October 2024
- “Beloved Author Kate DiCamillo Talks Writing and Healing Herself with New Middle-Grade Novel ‘Ferris,’” Brooke Lefferts, Associated Press, 6 March 2024
- “Kate DiCamillo Says ‘ Paying Attention is a Way to Love the World’,” The New York Times, 29 February 2024
- “Kate DiCamillo’s ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ is turning 20. She can’t believe it either,” Anna Kaplan, The Today Show, 19 December 2023.
- “Glow in the Dark: What Kate DiCamillo Understands about Childhood,” Casey Cep, The New York Times, 11 September 2023
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