Katherine Arden

Katherine Arden
Arden at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest
Arden at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest
BornKatherine Arden Burdine[1]
1987 (age 37–38)
Texas, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationMiddlebury College (2011)
Period2017–present
Genres
Notable worksWinternight trilogy
Notable awardsVermont Golden Dome Book Award (2020)
Website
katherinearden.com

Katherine Arden Burdine (born 1987), best known by her pen name Katherine Arden,[1] is an American novelist. Known primarily for her Winternight trilogy of fantasy novels,[2] which are set in medieval Russia and have garnered nominations for Hugo and Locus Awards, she is also the author of the Small Spaces series of horror novels for middle grade children. The first in the latter series, Small Spaces, won the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award in 2020.

Biography

Arden was born in Austin, Texas, and currently resides in Vermont. She spent a year in Moscow after high school before returning to Vermont.[3] She attended Middlebury College, graduating with a degree in Russian and French in 2011.[1]

After graduating, and uncertain what she wanted to do, Arden took a job on a farm in Hawaii. Bored with the job, she took to writing in her spare time, and "the rest of the writing process just sort of happened in stops and starts."[4]

Arden's writing is influenced by J.R.R Tolkien, Mary Renault, Naomi Novik, Patrick O'Brian, Dorothy Dunnett, Diana Gabaldon, and Robin McKinley.[4][5]

Bibliography

Winternight trilogy

Main article: Winternight trilogy

Small Spaces series

  • Small Spaces (2018)[6]
  • Dead Voices (2019)[7]
  • Dark Waters (2021)[8]
  • Empty Smiles (2022)[9]

Standalone novels

  • The Warm Hands of Ghosts (2024)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c Kahrs, Lee J. (January 9, 2017). "Brandon author signs three-book deal with major publisher". Addison County Independent. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Jan. 27, 2019 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Speakman, Shawn (January 16, 2017). "Katherine Arden Debuts A Different Kind Of Coming Winter". Unbound Worlds. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Tufnell, Nicholas (January 24, 2018). "Katherine Arden: It's a great time for female fantasy writers". CNET.
  5. ^ "Katherine Arden". Goodreads. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Small Spaces by Katherine Arden". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dead Voices by Katherine Arden". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dark Waters by Katherine Arden". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Katherine Arden Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "2018 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. June 23, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Vermont Book Award Finalists & Winners". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "2020 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. April 7, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Winners of the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award)" (PDF). Vermont Department of Libraries. Retrieved November 11, 2021.