Kat Farrow grew up among the rabbit trails and red rocks of the Four Corners area of the western U.S. Its beautiful and contrasting landscapes often inspire Kat’s imagination and writing.
A multi-genre author, her works range from fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, historical, to children’s stories… with a smattering of poetry thrown in the mix.
She has received Honorable Mention awards, including a Silver, from the Writers of the Future contest, and her middle-grade fairy tale novel, Bobbin and the Magic Thief (2023), has received an Honorable Mention(Paris Book Festival), Finalist(Readers’ Choice Book Awards), and Runner-Up awards(Indies Today).
Kat has short stories appearing in several anthologies including Space Brides, LLC (Wolfsinger Publications 2023), Noncorporeal (Inkd Publishing, 2023), The Librarian Reshelved (Air & Nothingness Press, March 2023), Mistletoe Merriment (Camden Park Press, December 2022), Particular Passages 3: West Wing (Knight Writing Press, July 2022), Witches of a Certain Age (Camden Park Press, July 2022), Parliament of Wizards (Hemelein Publications, February, 2022), and Happy Holiday Historicals (Camden Park Press, December 2021).
You can find her works for children at www.spindlespark.com.
Accreditations/Awards/News
Bobbin and the Magic Thief announced as 2023 Indies Today Runner-Up in the Juvenile Award category – January 2024
Utah Author Day 2023 – Appearance at 3 Goats Gruff, Brigham City, UT – December 2rd, 2023
“The Bad Luck Bride” in Space Brides, LLC (anthology) – WolfSinger Publications – December 2023
Bobbin and the Magic Thief becomes a Readers Choice Book Awards Finalist – November 2023
Bobbin and the Magic Thief receives Honorable Mention at the 2023 Paris Book Festival, Children’s Books category – September 2023
Bobbin and the Magic Thief – LoreWeaver Press – July 2023
“Shadow Image” in Noncoporeal: an Anthology of Ghosts, Haunts, and Spirits – Inkd Publishing – May 2023
Kickstarter for Bobbin and the Magic Thief – March/April 2023
“Keeper of Stone and Memory” in The Librarian Reshelved (anthology) – Air & Nothingness Press – March 2023
Utah Author Day 2022 – Appearance at Weber County Library, Roy, UT – December 3rd, 2022
“Wash-O-Matic Mishap” in Mistletoe Merriment (anthology) – Camden Park Press – December 2022
“Shadow Image” – Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future Contest, 2nd Quarter 2022
“The Withering” in Particular Passages 3: West Wing (anthology) – Knight Writing Press – July 2022
“The Cape-Check Caper” available online at The Storyteller Series: Print Edition – July 2022
“The Hag’s Imp” in Witches of a Certain Age (anthology) – Camden Park Press – June 2022
“A Flash of Fingers” in A Parliament of Wizards, a LTUE Benefit Anthology – Hemelein Publications – January 2022
“A Patchwork Christmas” in Happy Holiday Historicals: a Holiday Hijinks Anthology – Camden Park Press – December 2021
“The Withering” – Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future Contest, 1st Quarter 2021
“The Black Caravan of Endwood” – Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future Contest, 4th Quarter 2020
“The Breath Borrower “- Silver Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future Contest, 2nd Quarter 2020
Bobbin and the Magic Thief – Third Place – First Chapter (Fiction or NonFiction), League of Utah Writers Creative Writing Contest – August 2019