Katherine Langrish
Katherine Langrish is the internationally published author of a number of historical fantasies for children and young adults, including the critically acclaimed trilogy West of the Moon and Dark Angels (HarperCollins). She studied medieval literature at University College and Kings College, London, and is the creator of the award-winning blog Seven Miles of Steel Thistles which discusses folklore, fairy tales and fantasy. She has contributed short stories and essays to various books and journals, and in 2022 gave the annual Katharine Briggs Memorial Lecture to the Folklore Society. Her most recent publication is From Spare Oom to War Drobe: Travels in Narnia with my nine year-old self (Darton, Longman & Todd), and sheis currently writing a YA sci-fi/fantasy novel set in the future.