BIOS
SHORT BIO
Kat Cho is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the Gumiho duology and Once Upon a K-Prom. She loves to incorporate her Korean heritage in her writing, especially if it involves describing food. She likes anything that encourages nerding out, including reading, K-dramas, K-pop and anime. Find her at KatChoWrites.com
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Kat Cho used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly, that book was not published. She currently lives in NYC and spends her free time trying to figure out what kind of puppy to adopt. Kat is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the Gumiho duology and Once Upon a K-Prom. Find her at KatChoWrites.com
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Kat Cho (she/her) is a New York Times and international bestselling author of Young Adult fiction. She received her BA in Biology from Wesleyan University and MPH in Community Education from CUNY Hunter in her past life as a clinical researcher. She advocates for equity and representation in publishing and media through her work with non-profits such as Diverse Voices Inc. As well as featuring diverse creators on her previous publishing podcast Write or Die and running programs such as Asian Author Alliance’s Book Month, DivBookFest, and various fundraisers (including Kidlit Against Anti-AAPI Racism Auction).
Kat and her books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, NBC.com, Refinery 29, and Seventeen. Her books include the Penguin One World One Book 2019 Selection, Wicked Fox, its international bestselling sequel, Vicious Spirits, and the NYT Bestselling Once Upon a K-Prom. Find her at KatChoWrites.com or say hi on TikTok and Instagram @katchowrites