Katherine Kotaw is an award-winning writer and author of "Quicksand: One Woman's Escape From the Husband Who Stalked Her," which inspired the Lifetime movie Run for Your Life (2014) sta ...Show More
Katherine Kotaw is an award-winning writer and author of "Quicksand: One Woman's Escape From the Husband Who Stalked Her," which inspired the Lifetime movie Run for Your Life (2014) starring Amy Smart and partnered with the celebrity-driven NO MORE PSA Campaign, directed by Mariska HargitayKatherine Kotaw's memoir "Quicksand," published by HarperCollins and written under a nom de plume, was named "Book of the Year" by The Globe and Mail, an international newspaper of record, most often referred to as the New York Times of Canada."Quicksand," hailed a "brave," honest," "story of triumph," was also named The Globe Books 100: Best Non-fiction.Katherine Kotaw, who began her career as a journalist (her human interest, story-driven coverage of the Olympics was featured in The Washington Post) is now the CEO and chief storyteller of KOTAW Content Marketing, a Los Angeles-based boutique agency specializing in branding through storytelling, which she runs with her two daughters, Brijana Prooker and Kelsey Prooker, along with their Pit Bull Ivy, who is KOTAW Content Marketing's Brand Ambassador.Katherine Kotaw earned New York Times bestselling author status with her second book, a business parable published by Penguin. The humorous tale, which she co-wrote under a nom de plume, was named to the New York Times Best Sellers List - Hardcover Business Books.Katherine Kotaw is planning a follow-up memoir to Quicksand. With a running title of Thank You, Evil, the book examines the happily-ever-after story of reinvention.Katherine Kotaw is also working on her first in a series of novels - originally envisioned as a screenplay - and Katherine looks forward to penning its screenplay equivalent. Hide
