Deb Caletti’s first novel, The Queen Of Everything, was published by Simon & Schuster in November of 2002. It earned rave reviews, and a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly proclaimed: “This marks Caletti as a writer to watch.” Although written for adults, its coming-of-age themes gained it acclaim as a Y/A book. It made the cover of the esteemed review journal The Bulletin For The Center Of Children’s Books, the first trade book to do so in the journal’s history. It has been nominated for YALSA’s Best Books Of 2004, and was chosen for PSLA’s Top Forty of 2003 and the International Reading Association’s Young Adult Choices for 2004.

Scholastic U.K. released The Queen Of Everything in the United Kingdom in November 2003, and is currently in its sixth printing. Caletti’s second book, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, finalist for the National Book Award, was released by Simon & Schuster in June 2004, and was promptly nominated for ALA/YALSA’s Best Books of 2005, and was chosen as a Booksense Pick. It was also chosen as one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2004, awarded a PNBA award and is a finalist for the California Young Reader’s Medal for 2005/2006.. It will be released in the United Kingdom in 2005. Her third novel, Wild Roses, is scheduled for release in the fall of 2005 through Simon & Schuster, and will be released in the U.K. shortly thereafter.

Caletti’s novel, Rare, was a finalist in the William Faulkner Competition, 2002, and her short story, "Tasty", will appear in a book titled Midnight Snacks, compiled by Washington Humanities to fund literacy programs. She was also awarded a Literary Arts Fellowship from the Washington State Arts Commission/Artist Trust (for the year 2002).

In addition to writing, Deb serves on the Advisory Board of Bellevue Community College’s Center For Liberal Arts, is an active member in PEN USA and Amnesty International, and lectures extensively to area schools, libraries and community groups on being a writer and the writing process. Deb is also a published lyricist, and a painter.

Deb received her BA degree in journalism from the University of Washington in Seattle. She lives with her family part time on acreage in Issaquah, a Seattle suburb, and part time on a houseboat on Lake Union.