Morgan Matson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Morgan Matson
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1981(1981-09-19)
Age	43
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Morgan Matson Biography

Morgan Matson is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 19, 1981 in New York, United States. She is also known as Katie Finn and is a New York Times bestseller. Her novels include Since You’ve Been Gone and Second Chance Summer. Since her 2008 debut novel, she has published many successful novels for young adults.

While she was attending The New School to earn her M.F.A., she met fellow author She met fellow author Jenny Han while she was attending The New School to receive her M.F.A. in Writing for Children.. In Writing for Children.

Matson has been most notable with her novels written under the name Morgan Matson. The first of those, “Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour”, published in 2010, was named an ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Readers, shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Book Prize, and was designated as a Publishers Weekly “Flying Start” Book. Matson garnered similar critical acclaim with her second novel under the Matson name, Second Chance Summer, inspired by Matson’s summers in the Pocono Mountains, which won the California Book Award and was also a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a 2012 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Matson’s third book under the Matson name, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, was published in 2014 and was a Publishers Weekly bestseller.Matson’s fourth book under the Matson name, “The Unexpected Everything” was published in 2016 and debuted at number six on the ‘Young Adult Hardcover’ New York Times Bestseller List and was ‘Number One New Release’ in Amazon’s Teen and Young Adult Fiction. Her most recent book, “Save the Date”, was published in 2018. It debuted at number five on the New York Times bestseller list. She has a new novel forthcoming in 2020.

Morgan Matson currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her dog, Murphy. In the 2016 Presidential Election, she supported Hillary Clinton. In 2018, Morgan Matson was a founding member of TCMC movie club, she currently sits on the High Table with three other members.

She was born in New York City. She was raised in New York City as well as Greenwich, Connecticut. Later, she moved to Los Angeles with Murphy, her terrier. Jason, her brother, is a lawyer.

Morgan Matson Net Worth

Morgan Matson is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Morgan Matson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied English and theatre at Occidental College Los Angeles. Later, Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour was inspired by her experiences there.

Second Chance Summer, her 2012 novel, won the California Book Award.

Matson’s first novel, “Top 8”, was published in 2008 under the name Katie Finn, inspired by her middle name. However, Matson’s second novel, “Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour”, was published in 2010 under the name Morgan Matson. Matson has described the difference in author names coming down to the different styles of the novels. In her novels written under the pseudonym Katie Finn, the story is much more plot driven whereas the novels written under the name Morgan Matson deal a lot more with a character discovering something about themselves.

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Facts & Trivia

Morgan Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Morgan Matson celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

Who is Morgan Matson?

New York Times bestselling author of six books She received an MFA in Writing for Children from the New School, and then a second MFA in Screenwriting from USC. She is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, all published by Simon & Schuster.

How old is Morgan Matson?

40 years (September 19, 1981)

Where does Morgan Matson live?

About The Author Her second book, Second Chance Summer, won the California State Book Award. She lives in Los Angeles.