Author | Editor | Writing Coach

Kristin Hetzel

Boston, MA

About Me

Hi. I’m Kristin. I write angsty YA and commercial women’s fiction. My latest project, dubbed “Bridgerton meets Handmaid’s Tale”, was shot down by an agent who said to me, “dystopia is dead!” in a live pitch event in front of several aspiring authors.

Despite that, three international agencies have already requested a full read, and the unpublished manuscript placed in the finals of the LaunchPad Manuscript Competition!

Check out snippets of

ROYAL FOR A SEASON

below!

A bit more…

I hold a B.A. from Suffolk University.

I’m a member of the Author’s Guild and the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

I live in New England with my husband, two children, and a ghost in the attic named Gladys.

ROYAL FOR A SEASON

SEEKING REPRESENTATION NOW!

BLOOD CURSE

An Arabian-inspired romantasy filled with intrigue, star-crossed lovers, djinn, and a centuries old blood curse…

COMING SOON!