About Katherine Arden
Born 1987. Katherine Arden is an American writer, novelist and author.
Katherine Arden Burdine (born 1987), best known by her pen name Katherine Arden, which are set in medieval Russia and have garnered nominations for Hugo and Locus Awards, she is also the author of the Small Spaces series of horror novels for middle grade children. The first in the latter series, Small Spaces, won the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award in 2020
Biography
Arden was born in Austin, Texas, and currently resides in Vermont. She spent a year in Moscow after high school before returning to Vermont. She attended Middlebury College, graduating with a degree in Russian and French in 2011.
Arden's writing is influenced by J.R.R Tolkien, Mary Renault, Naomi Novik, Patrick O'Brian, Dorothy Dunnett, Diana Gabaldon, and Robin McKinley.
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American novelist
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Katherine Arden was born on 22 October 1987 in Austin.
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Katherine Arden is a writer, novelist and author.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Katherine Arden. https://biography.guide/katherine-arden/
MLA: "Katherine Arden." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/katherine-arden/.
Chicago: "Katherine Arden." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/katherine-arden/.
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