Kim Taylor Blakemore's latest The Companion, a historical suspense, was published in early 2020 by Lake Union Publishing. The manuscript was a recipient of a 2018 Regional Arts and Culture Council grant, and winner of a 2018 Tucson Festival of the Books Literary Award. Other novels include Bowery Girl, set in 1883 New York; and Cissy Funk, a Willa Literary Award winner for Best YA Novel.
She is a member of Women's Fiction Writing Association and Historical Novel Society, and teaches Craft of Fiction and Historical Fiction workshops with PDX Writers in Portland, Oregon.
Outside of writing, she is a veteran saber fencer, history nerd, and gothic novel lover. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon and loves the rain. Truly. Except in the middle of winter and walking the dogs.
She is a member of Women's Fiction Writing Association and Historical Novel Society, and teaches Craft of Fiction and Historical Fiction workshops with PDX Writers in Portland, Oregon.
Outside of writing, she is a veteran saber fencer, history nerd, and gothic novel lover. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon and loves the rain. Truly. Except in the middle of winter and walking the dogs.
Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
Novels
Bowery Girl (2015)
Cissy Funk (2015)
The Companion (2020)
After Alice Fell (2021)
The Deception (2022)
Cissy Funk (2015)
The Companion (2020)
After Alice Fell (2021)
The Deception (2022)
Anthologies edited
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