Katherine Malmo

Katherine Malmo is the author of Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition which was published in October 2011. Who in This Room was a finalist for the 2011 Washington State Book Award, a Silver Medalist in ForeWord Magazine's 2011 Book of the Year Awards, the winner of the Bellevue Literary Review's 2009 Goldberg Prize, and a winner of the 2007 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest.

Katherine Malmo received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies, as well as certificates in Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction. From August 2006 to October 2008, she participated in Pam Houston's private writing program.

A sailing enthusiast and traveler, in 2002, Katherine and her husband quit their jobs to travel the world and engage in every adventure they could find. On May 20, 2005 Katherine was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She underwent 27 weekly chemotherapy treatments, a bi-lateral mastectomy, and 6 weeks of radiation with the support of family, friends, and a Young Survivor Coalition support group. She is now a 7 year survivor and proud mother of two adopted children.