My name is Courtne Comrie and I am the author of two middle grade novels-in-verse and a featured poet in a YA Poetry anthology. I’m also a high school English teacher and a proud community aunt/mentor/curator of safe spaces.

I am currently seeking a new literary agent because my amazing, wonderful former agent, Alex Slater, is no longer an agent due to accepting a new job position. It was a tough loss but I'm excited to continue the journey!

My debut novel-in-verse Rain Rising (HarperCollins ’22) received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, and a 2023 Bank Street Books Best Children's Book of the Year for ages 12-14 in Fiction (Contemporary Issues). Rain Rising is also 2024 Rise Honoree, 2025 Evergreen Teen Book nominee, has been selected for multiple state reading lists (Michigan, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, etc.), and featured on the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list. The sequel, Rain Remembers, which debuted on October 24, 2023, also received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.

The young adult poetry anthology, Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience (HarperCollins), which debuted January 2024 featured various poets, legendary and new.