Betty Culley

Betty Culley writes fiction for teens and middle-grade readers, informed by the rural Maine communities where she has lived and worked. The Name She Gave Me is a novel in verse about a teenager seeking the story of her adoption while navigating family ties, friendship, and grief. The novel appeared from HarperTeen in 2022. Culley’s official biography notes a previous career in pediatric home hospice nursing. Her other novels include Three Things I Know Are True and The Natural Genius of Ants.