B.J. Kurtz

BJ Kurtz has called southern Arizona home for her entire life. She fell in love with the area and wishes to call no other place home. She has been writing fiction since middle school, but as a youth she wrote a sports column for the Herald as well as developing an edition of the Cochise College magazine, The Mirage.

She wrote her first full-length fantasy novel when she was a sophomore in high school, which would later turn into the first novel in her successful Atlantis series. BJ prides herself on writing stories that question the power of human relationships while entertaining readers with the essence of paranormal and fantasy plots.

Her New Age novels are enjoyed by many types of readers of many different ages who are looking for character-driven stories that will captivate the mind. BJ spends her days inspiring the students in her classroom to break boundaries and reach for the stars, just as she currently attempts. She balances this passion of instruction, motivational speaking, and writing while featuring the beauty of this city in her recent novels.

In 2016, she earned two teaching awards. She was a top 9 finalist for the UofA/Circle K Outstanding High School Faculty Awards program as well as AFA 2016 Cochise Chapter Teacher of the Year. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime as well as the Huachuca Art Association.