Kate Johnson | |
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 Johnson in 2019 | |
| Born | 1982 Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Cat Marsters Kate Johnson |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | romance, fantasy, paranormal romance |
| Notable awards | Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel of the Year Award |
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Kate Johnson, also known as Cat Marsters, is a British author who writes in the Paranormal and Speculative Romantic Novel genres. She is the author of the award-winning novel Max Seventeen. [1] [2] [3]
Johnson is a British writer of novels, novellas and short stories especially in the romance and paranormal genres. She is the author of the Romantic Novel of the Year award-winning novel Max Seventeen. [1] Her award-winning novel is self-published which made it the first time an indie publication won an award from the Romantic Novelists' Association. Her novel was also notable for having a bisexual main character. Johnson has also won the Wisconsin Romance Writers's Silver Quill and Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume award. Her UK debut novel The Untied Kingdom was shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel Category Award in 2012. She has been published by Samhain Publishing, Choc Lit, Orion Dash and Harper Collins One More Chapter, as well as self-publishing. She lives in Essex and attended Joyce Frankland Academy. [2] [1] [4] [5] [6] [7]
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