Kat Howard is an American author and editor. Her stories have been published in the anthologies ''Stories'' (edited by

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and

Al Sarrantonio Al Sarrantonio (born May 25, 1952) is an American horror and science fiction writer, editor and publisher who has authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He has also edited numerous anthologies and has been called "brilliant" and "a ...

), and ''Oz Reimagined'' (based on

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's characters). She is also a contributor to magazines such as ''Lightspeed'', ''Subterranean'',

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and ''Apex''. She attended the

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in 2008. She is a 2018 recipient of the

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Bibliography

Short story collections

* ''A Cathedral of Myth and Bone: Stories'' (Gallery / Saga Press, 2019)

Novels and novellas

* ''The End of the Sentence'' (Subterranean Press, 2014), co-written with

Maria Dahvana Headley Maria Dahvana Headley (born June 21, 1977) is an American novelist, memoirist, editor, translator, poet, and playwright. She is a ''New York Times''-bestselling author as well as editor. Her work includes ''Magonia'', a young-adult space-fant ...

, "a fairytale of ghosts and guilt, literary horror blended with the visuals of Jean Cocteau, failed executions, shapeshifting goblins, and magical blacksmithery." * ''Roses and Rot'' (S&S/Saga, 2016) * ''

An Unkindness of Magicians ''An Unkindness of Magicians'' is a 2017 urban fantasy novel by Kat Howard. The book was selected as the NPR Best Book of 2017 and won the 2018 Alex Award The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special ap ...

'' (Saga, 2017)

Selected short stories

"All Of Our Past Places"
at ''The Journal of Unlikely Cartography''
"To Hold the Mirror"
''Interfictions''
"Breaking the Frame"
''Lightspeed''
"Hath no Fury"
Subterranean Press

Awards

In addition to several World Fantasy Award nominations, her work has received the following awards and recognitions: * NPR Best Book of 2014: ''The End of the Sentence'', co-written with Maria Dahvana Headley * Locus Award for Best First Novel finalist: ''Roses and Rot'' * NPR Best Book of 2017: ''An Unkindness of Magicians'' * Alex Award, 2018: ''An Unkindness of Magicians''

References

External links

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