About Catherine Linka

Catherine Linka has been immersed in books her entire life as a reader, writer and bookseller. She’s the author of the YA/ adult crossover novels WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE and the award-winning series A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS. Catherine received her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her partner and ridiculous Labrador retriever in the woods along Puget Sound.

Personal Notes

I grew up in Northern California and my family loved the outdoors. We’d go tide pooling, hike to the elephant seal colony, or drive out to Point Lobos to look for sea otters. At Mount Lassen, we climbed the cinder cone and at Devil’s Post Pile we clambered over the basalt columns. Summer meant backpacking in the High Country of Yosemite. Not surprisingly, my passion for nature and dramatic landscapes was born from these experiences.

As an adult, I’ve been fortunate to travel to remote places beyond North America. I’ve watched walrus play in the Arctic Ocean and fed wallaby chunks to Tasmanian devils outside Hobart. I’ve hiked in the snow in Iceland, in the heat in the outback, and in the rain in Patagonia. Hiking, kayaking, snorkeling and bird watching connect me to the natural world.