K.A. Wiggins

Just wrapped up the "monsters x climate change" gothic-dystopian YA series Threads of Dreams, about to start a middle grade horror for #NaNoWriMo2021 and gearing up for a Patricia Briggs-esque adult paranormal/UF with a rockstars+fae twist for my next adventure in 2022!

Biography

K.A. Wiggins is an award-winning Canadian speculative fiction author, speaker, and creative writing coach known for the acclaimed "climate crisis + monsters" YA series Threads of Dreams.

Her debut, Blind the Eyes, was a 2020 Page Turner Awards "Book Spotlight Prize" winner and Barnes & Noble Press "20 Favorite Indie Books of 2018" pick. Her short fiction has been published by Enchanted Conversation: A Fairytale Magazine, Frozen Wavelets by The Earthian Hivemind, Fiction-Atlas Press, and Virgibooks (in translation). In 2021, she took over leadership of the Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia Society as president and won the Abbotsford Arts Council's Literary Arts "Arty" Award. She also teaches as a "mentor" (extra-curricular programming educator) with the Creative Writing for Children Society.

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Fun Facts

Hobbies

Reading an unhealthy number of books. Pretending to be a rockstar.

Most Exotic Place Visited

Tianjing or Mumbai

What Shampoo Do You Use?

zero-waste solid & natural shampoo all the way!

Your Dream Car

solar powered and self-driving, pls!

Favorite Sport

Ewww why?

Mountains or Beach? Why?

Mountainous beach. Hate the sun, not that into sand, love the view and the natural antihistamine effect ;)

Number of Published Books

3 novels + 2 anthos + 2 shorts

Book that Changed Your Life

Too many to count (but also: Narnia, LotR, anything Brenna Yovanoff, Holly Black, Kelley Armstrong or Patricia Briggs)

Favorite Place to Write

On the couch where I can change position without disturbing the cat

Do You Listen to Music While Writing? What Kind?

Nope, unless I need to drown somebody out, in which case: soundtracks

Favorite Character You Created

Dinner, from Castoffs. She has a super high gross-out threshold and is smarter than Demon—a fact that he's about to find out.

Where Do You Live?

Abbotsford, BC, Canada (near Vancouver)

Cover for Blind the Eyes

by K.A. Wiggins

Cover for Black the Tides

Black the Tides

by K.A. Wiggins

Cover for Burn the Skies

by K.A. Wiggins

Cover for Letter From the End Of the World

Letter From the End Of the World

by K.A. Wiggins

Cover for The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

by C.L. Cannon, K Matt, K.A. Wiggins, Zoey Xolton, J.M. Rhineheart, Kat Parrish, and 6 others

Cover for Unknown Realms

by C.L. Cannon, Kate Reedwood, Chris Heinicke, K Matt, Erin Casey, Devorah Fox, and 5 others

Cover for Letter From the End Of the World: A Climate Apocalypse Villain Origin Story

Letter From the End Of the World: A Climate Apocalypse Villain Origin Story

by K.A. Wiggins

Cover for The Unsought Light: A Japanese Folktale Retelling with a Gothic Twist

The Unsought Light: A Japanese Folktale Retelling with a Gothic Twist

by K.A. Wiggins

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