Iron Pelican Publications
Catherine D'Agostino
Writer, Designer, Photographer, Artist
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In 2024, Catherine spoke at 28 libraries, book clubs, community meetings, and bookstores. Help her top that in 2025!
In 2024, Catherine spoke at 28 libraries, book clubs, community meetings, and bookstores. Help her top that in 2025!
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Fiction
NOVEL
Braided Lies: A Thousand Islands Castle Mystery
FIVE STARS ON GOODREADS AND AMAZON! Click to order.
D'Agostino also designed the book cover.
No bodies. No witnesses. No evidence. Presumed drowned.
Where are two high school seniors who disappeared the night before
their graduation 25 years ago?
Someone knows.
ONE-ACT PLAY
Internal Suspension
2024 FINALIST for Lake Shore Center for the Arts
Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Competition
Click to order. Performed on stage in August 2024.
A high school principal’s day goes from bad to worse
when his disciplinary decisions backfire leaving
permanent consequences in their wake.
D'Agostino also designed the book cover.
POETRY
"All Books Twenty-Five Cents"
Contributor to Teacher Influencers, an annual thematic anthology produced by the Writers' Group at Lake Shore Center for the Arts.
A collection of short stories and poetry that capture personal experiences and memories of influential teachers.
D'Agostino also designed the book cover.
CHAPBOOK COMING IN 2025
LINGER: Flash Fiction, Poetry & Drama
Flash fiction at its best.
D'Agostino also designed the book cover.
Photography
"The Buoys"
Selected photo for
2024 Jamestown Artscape
The banners appeared on downtown city light posts as part of a joint program between the Jamestown Renaissance Program and the Chautauqua County Art Gallery. Visit the criteria for 2025 here.
"Mountaintop Arch"
Selected photo for
THE SUNLIGHT PRESS LITERARY JOURNAL
MARCH 2025
Taken at the top of Mount Battie in Maine,
"Mountaintop Arch" will appear in The Sunlight Press Literary Journal in March 2025.
Click to visit The Sunlight Press.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine D’Agostino grew up in West Seneca, NY. She worked as a journalist for small-town newspapers before beginning a 32-year career teaching English and literature to middle and high school students in western New York and the Finger Lakes Region. Her early success in screenwriting preceded the release of her first novel in May 2023.
ACCOLADES
March 2025: "Mountaintop Arch" will be published in The Sunlight Press Literary Journal.
September 2024: Designed cover for Teacher Influencers, an anthology of stories and poetry regarding the effect and impact on teachers.
September 2024: Designed cover for Teacher Influencers, an anthology of stories and poetry regarding the effect and impact on teachers.
March 2024: The Lake Shore Center for the Arts selected D'Agostino's one-act play -- Internal Suspension -- as a finalist in its Second Annual Juicebox Organic One-Act Play Competition. It will be performed on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at The Lake Shore Center for the Arts, 49 S. Portage Street, Westfield, NY 14787. Ticket prices and performance times will be posted sooner than later.
March 2024: The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation selected D'Agostino's photograph -- "The Buoys" -- to be part of its 2024 Artscape event in Jamestown, NY. chautauquaartgallery.com
February 2024: Internal Suspension, a one-act play.
May 2023: Novel Release of Braided Lies: A Thousand Islands Castle Mystery.
January 26, 2022: A Benign Comedy, episodic television series.
April 23, 2021: Quarter-Finalist -- HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition for Rising Descent.
April 7, 2021: Finalist -- Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition for Rising Descent.
April 5, 2021: Quarter-Finalist -- Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition for Say Something Funny.
October 23, 2020: Semi-Finalist -- Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition for Say Something Funny.
MEDIA LINKS for Braided Lies: A Thousand Islands Castle Mystery
Fredonia resident pens castle ‘Mystery’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Observer Today
West Seneca Bee - A West Seneca native earned national recognition... | Facebook
MEDIA LINKS for Say Something Funny
The Post-Journal - Posts | Facebook, West Seneca Bee - A West Seneca native earned national recognition... | Facebook