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Kate Sheeran Swed

Kate Sheeran Swed loves hot chocolate, plastic dinosaurs, and airplane tickets. She has trekked along the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu, hiked on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland, and climbed the ruins of Masada to watch the sunrise over the Dead Sea. After growing up in New Hampshire, she completed degrees in music at the University of Maine and Ithaca College, then moved to New York City. She currently lives in New York’s Capital Region with her husband, son, and two cats who were named after movie dogs (Benji and Beethoven).

Kate is the author of several science fiction novels, including the League of Independent Operatives series and the Toccata System novella trilogy. Her short fiction has appeared in the Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, Volume 5, Electric Spec, Daily Science Fiction, and Andromeda Spaceways. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University. You can connect with her on Instagram at @katesheeranswed.

Website: katesheeranswed.com • @katesheeranswed on Twitter