Local author Karen Finneyfrock, a staple on the Seattle slam poetry scene, has received an offer from a major publishing house to print her first novel, a book for young adults.
Finneyfrock hasn’t accepted the offer for the book, titled Celia, the Dark and the Weird, but instead says the book will be up for auction on Tuesday between five publishers, all who’ve expressed some interest in publishing the book.
According to a source, Penguin Books offered Finneyfrock a full book deal. Finneyfrock wouldn’t confirm that detail, nor comment on how much she was offered for the book. Attempts to reach the Penguin office in New York City were unsuccessful.
Finneyfrock said her agent sent the book to New York publishers about a week and a half ago. “It’s been that exciting period where the publishers are reading it, and you’re waiting for them to get back to you,” said Finneyfrock.
The book “is about a fifteen-year old poet and her gay best friend,” said Finneyfrock.
