Kathryn Tanquary is an American juvenile fiction author who lives and works in Japan. She is from Highlands Ranch, Colorado,^[1] and currently works as an editor for Edelman Japan.^[2]

Tanquary studied creative writing at Knox College, where she graduated from in 2010.^[3] At Knox College, she was listed as a distinguished student on the Dean's List and the President's Circle.^[4] After attaining her degree, Tanquary taught English as a Foreign Language to middle school students in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan.^[5][1]

In college, Tanquary wrote several short stories for adults. She has always been interested in Japanese folklore, which stimulated the concept for her debut novel, a juvenile fiction book titled The Night Parade, which won the 2016 Freeman Book Award for Young Adult/Middle School Literature. Soon after its January 2016 release, the author stated that she plans to release a new middle-grade series as well as an unrelated fantasy novel for adults.^[6]

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.^[7]

Tanquary is represented by Thao Le of the Sandra Dijkstra Agency,^[8] and her debut novel was published through Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.^[9]