# Coert Voorhees

> Coert Voorhees is a Houston-based novelist, screenwriter, educator, and technology executive. He's the founder of Grammaropolis and VP of Commercial at LISNR.

## Identity

- Name: Coert Voorhees (spelled without a final "e")
- Based in: Houston, Texas. Grew up in New Mexico.
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8932808/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coertvoorhees
- Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Coert-Voorhees/author/B001JRXGPO
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/912056.Coert_Voorhees

## Education

- Middlebury College, Class of '96.5
- University of Houston, MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction)
- Fulbright Scholar, Chile

## Books

- The Brothers Torres (Disney-Hyperion, 2008). ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults.
- Lucky Fools (Disney-Hyperion, 2012). Junior Library Guild Selection.
- In Too Deep (Disney-Hyperion, 2013). Junior Library Guild Selection.
- On the Free (Lerner, 2017)
- Storm Wrangler (Bright Sky Press, 2011), a children's book
- A Journey Toward Hope (Six Foot Press, 2020), with Victor Hinojosa, PhD
- Meet the Parts of Speech series (Grammaropolis)

## Film

- For Keeps: screenwriter (short film, official selection at 13 festivals)
- Boy Genius (2019): executive producer
- The Lost Husband (2020): executive producer
- Happiness for Beginners (2023): wilderness coordinator
- The Body is Water: executive producer (upcoming)

## Work

- Grammaropolis (2009 to present): founder
- Six Foot Press (2018 to 2022): president
- Arden Labs (2022 to 2025): co-founder and CEO; acquired by LISNR, December 2024
- LISNR (2025 to present): VP of Commercial
- Earlier: taught 7th grade writing and grammar at Pinewood School for six years; Visiting Writer in Residence at Rice University

## Pages

- [Storytelling](https://coertvoorhees.com/storytelling): novels, films, children's books
- [Education](https://coertvoorhees.com/education): teaching and Grammaropolis
- [Startups](https://coertvoorhees.com/startups): companies founded and run
- [Lab](https://coertvoorhees.com/lab): build notes, including what didn't work
- [Changelog](https://coertvoorhees.com/changelog): the long-form biography
- [Contact](https://coertvoorhees.com/contact)