Kate Corcino writes New Adult/Adult speculative fiction. Her debut novel, Spark Rising, won an SFR Galaxy Award in February 2015 and placed second in the Paranormal, Fantasy and Futuristic category of the 2014 Toronto RWA Catherine Award. She has also released Ignition Point, a collection of related short stories set in the same world as the novel. A former legal videographer, teacher, and law student, Corcino lives and writes in her beloved desert in the southwestern United States. She enjoys life with her family, three dogs, and two cats.