Bio

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.

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
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MEDIA LINKS for Say Something Funny
The Post-Journal - Posts | Facebook, West Seneca Bee - A West Seneca native earned national recognition... | Facebook