Kate A. Boorman is an award-winning author from Edmonton, Alberta. She was born in Nepal and grew up in the small town of Rimbey. She writes speculative fiction and has a mild obsession with abandoned places, memory, and the darkest parts of the forest. Her books for young readers have been published in four world territories, have appeared on a variety of Best Of lists from the Ontario Library Association to O, The Oprah Magazine, and have been recognized by various awards bodies including the Alberta Writers’ Guild Award for Children’s Fiction, Bank Street College Best Books, the Junior Library Guild and YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Kate has participated as a guest at various festivals and conferences in Western Canada and was the 2023 Writer in Residence at Edmonton Public Libraries. She is currently working on her seventh novel for publication.