When Was Kathryn Stockett Born?

Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.

Where Did Kathryn Stockett grow up?

Stockett grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City. She lived there for 16 years and worked in magazine publishing and marketing. She is divorced and has a daughter.

What happened Kathryn Stockett?

Stockett now lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Stockett's first novel The Help was a huge success. The story was inspired by Stockett's own childhood. The novel, set in 1962, took Stockett five years to complete, and she received rejections from sixty literary agents before Susan Ramer agreed to be her agent.