Katherine H. Sparrow is an author of middle-grade, young adult and adult

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Katherine Sparrow. "About the Sparrow."
/ref> active since 2006. She writes as Katherine Sparrow, and, on one occasion, Katharine Sparrow.

Biography

Sparrow is a native of Seattle, Washington, where she currently resides. She has two children and enjoys gardening.

Literary career

Sparrow attended the

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and organizes workshops for writers in Seattle. She is represented by Linda Epstein with the Emerald City Literary Agency. Sparrow has been nominated for a

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. Her work has appeared in various periodicals, webzines, podcasts and anthologies, including ''

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'', ''

Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' or ''ASIM'' is a fantasy and science fiction magazine published out of Canberra, ACT, Australia. The publishers of ''ASIM'' describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currentl ...

'', '' Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest'', ''At Year's End: Holiday SFF Stories'', ''Beyond Binary'', ''Bull Spec'', ''Cast of Wonders'', ''Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic'', ''Descended From Darkness'', ''Destination: Future'', ''

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'', '' Fantasy Magazine'', ''Fast Ships, Black Sails'', ''Giganotosaurus'', ''

Glorifying Terrorism ''Glorifying Terrorism'' is a 2007 science fiction anthology edited by Farah Mendlesohn, which was compiled in direct response to the Terrorism Act 2006. Every story in the anthology has been specifically designed to be illegal under the Act's p ...

'', '' Interzone'', '' Nebula Awards Showcase 2013'', ''

PodCastle ''PodCastle'' is a weekly audio fantasy fiction podcast. They release audio performances of fantasy short fiction, including all the subgenres of fantasy, including magical realism, urban fantasy, slipstream, high fantasy, and dark fantasy. As ...

'', '' Shimmer'', ''Shiny'', ''Son and Foe'', ''Strange Bedfellows: An Anthology of Political Science Fiction'', and ''Toasted Cake''. One collaborative short story written with

Rachel Swirsky Rachel Swirsky (born April 14, 1982, in San Jose, California) is an American literary, speculative fiction and fantasy writer, poet, and editor living in Oregon. She was the founding editor of the PodCastle podcast and served as editor from 20 ...

has also appeared in the Rachel Swirsky collection ''Through the Drowsy Dark'' (2010).

Bibliography

Novels

The Fay Morgan Chronicles

*''The Witch's Secret'' (2017) *''The Demon's Hunger'' (2017) *''The Angel's Folly'' (2017) *''The Wolf and the King'' (2017)

Standalone novels

*''Little Apocalypse'' (2019)

Short fiction

*"Believe" (2006) *"The Petrified Girl" (2006) *"The Future Is Already Seen" (2007) *"Be the Bomb You Throw" (2007) *"The End of Crazy" (2007) *"Welcome to Oceanopia!" (2007) (as Katharine Sparrow) *"Pirate Solutions" (2008) *"These Days" (2008) *"Hello, I Love You" (2008) *"Red and Road" (2009) *"Chemical Magic" (2009) *"Rotations and Consequences" (2009) *"No Longer You" (2009) (with

) *"The Jacob Miracle" (2010) *"Alienation" (2010) *"Like Parchment in the Fire" (2010) *"Before the Uprising" (2011) *"The Migratory Pattern of Dancers" (2011) *"New Year's Revolution" (2012) *"The Mostly True Adventures of Assman & Foxy" (2013) *"Sexiest Fun Time Drug" (2013) *"Why Lily Left" (2014)

Awards

"The Migratory Pattern of Dancers" was nominated for the 2012

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sparrow, Katherine Living people 21st-century American women writers American speculative fiction writers 1976 births Writers from Seattle