Author · born 1987
Katherine Arden
Katherine Arden (born 1987) is an American novelist. Born in Austin.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Katherine Arden, mostly historical fantasy and demon fiction. The most-read is The Winter of the Witch (2019).
Books by Katherine Arden
The Winter of the Witch
Katherine Arden
Awards
- ✦Hugo Awards 2020 — Best Series, Winternight trilogy (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2018 — Best First Novel, The Bear and the Nightingale (nominee)
- ✦Mythopoeic Awards 2025 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, The Warm Hands of Ghosts (nominee)
Biography
Born in Austin, Texas, Katherine Arden spent her junior year of high school in Rennes, France. Following her acceptance to Middlebury College in Vermont, she deferred enrolment for a year in order to live and study in Moscow. At Middlebury, she specialized in French and Russian literature. After receiving her BA, she moved to Maui, Hawaii, working every kind of odd job imaginable, from grant writing and making crêpes to serving as a personal tour guide. After a year on the island, she moved to Briançon, France, and spent nine months teaching. She then returned to Maui, stayed for nearly a year, then left again to wander. Currently she lives in Vermont, but really, you never know. She is the author of ***The Bear and the Nightingale***.