About Katherine

Katherine Melanie is a teacher and a writer originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Inspired her love of history, Katherine has written her first novel, Her. She is a proud Kelvinite who pursued her higher education at the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba, eventually receiving her master’s degree at the University of Newfoundland.

​Katherine has lived in several provinces as well as spending two years in Japan. She takes to travelling whenever she finds the opportunity, or creating one if she has to wait too long. She has a passion for history and cultures that cannot be satiated. At this point in her life, she has visited much of the world, and is planning to visit the rest.

She resides for the time being in the Canadian Maritimes with her family. They live alongside several chickens, three dogs, and a few wild turkeys when the urge hits them to come around. She received the Queen’s Jubilee medal for or her outstanding contribution to education, community and fire services, as well as for her leadership and convening skills among the diverse peoples of her region.