Carrie Vaughn

Carrie Vaughn is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the Kitty Norville urban fantasy series, which began with Kitty and the Midnight Hour (2005) and follows a werewolf who hosts a late-night radio advice show.

She grew up in a military family, studied at Occidental College, earned a master's degree in English literature from the University of Colorado Boulder, and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Her other work includes the post-apocalyptic mystery Bannerless, which won the Philip K. Dick Award, the space opera Martians Abroad, and more than sixty short stories, two of which have been Hugo Award finalists. She also contributes to the Wild Cards shared-world series.