Kathryn Tanquary

Kathryn Tanquary is an American juvenile fiction author who lives and works in Japan. She is from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and currently works as an editor for Edelman Japan.

Tanquary studied creative writing at Knox College, where she graduated from in 2010. At Knox College, she was listed as a distinguished student on the Dean's List and the President's Circle. After attaining her degree, Tanquary taught English as a Foreign Language to middle school students in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan.

She has written columns for Writer’s Digest and has been featured in several other publications. She is also an advocate for representation of diversity in juvenile and teen fiction.

Tanquary is represented by Thao Le of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency, and her debut novel was published through Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.