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                     Cayla Kluver

 
 
About Cayla
Copyright Cara Kluver, 2009




Cayla Kluver was born on October 2, 1992 in Wisconsin, where she grew up with her mom, dad, two sisters, and a household of pets.  Writing was always a love of Cayla's, and in July 2006 she began her first novel, Legacy.

Once the manuscript was finished and revised, the road to publication was not easy.  With no credentials to her name, getting the attention of a major literary agent or publisher through conventional methods was proving impossible.  So her mother, a lawyer and business professor, decided to create her own publishing company (Forsooth Publishing), and put the book out herself.

Through heavy online promotion, and the touring of schools, libraries, and bookstores, Cayla spread the word about her novel to a small readership, for whose support she is everlastingly thankful.  The book was submitted to several awards programs, resulting in a first place win in the Reader Views Literary Awards 2008 for young adult fiction, and a bronze medal in young adult fiction in the

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2008, as well as placement as a finalist in two categories (young adult fiction; literature & romance) in the National Best Books Awards 2008 sponsored by USA Book News.  Legacy also received numerous positive and five-star industry reviews.


In March of 2009, almost a year after Legacy's release by Forsooth, the book was discovered by Amazon, for whose traditional publishing arm, AmazonEncore, Legacy became the launch book.  Cayla signed with Kevan Lyon of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency to help with contract negotiations, and foresees a wonderful lifetime working relationship with her.  Legacy and its sequels are now being published by Harlequin Teen, and the series has sold in over sixteen foreign countries.

Cayla is incredibly grateful for her good fortune, and knows she could never have accomplished this on her own.  Thank you so much to her family and friends, to everyone who supported her by buying the self-published edition of Legacy, and to those people who are buying and reading the AmazonEncore edition, which was released on August 18, 2009.

Be sure to follow Cayla's blog for frequent updates.  For information on how to reach Cayla and her representatives, please visit the Contact page.