Kate O'Hearn
About Author
Kate O'Hearn was raised in the heart of New York City. As a child walking down 5th Avenue, she would envision herself soaring among the city's canyons on the back of a wild dragon. While in Florida, looking over the sea, she could imagine living amongst the whales and beaching in the heavy swells. These dreams and ideas never faded: Instead they grew until they spilled over into the books she loves to write.
After leaving school, she was back in New York and working for several well known fashion designers. Never satisfied with staying in one place too long, the call of the open road took over once again and she found herself in Europe where she split her time between England and France.
With hopes of staying well away from the fashion industry, she set her sights on one of her loves, film production. But when she zigged instead of zagged and lost out on a prestigious position on a major film, she decided it was time to take stock of her life.
Throughout her life, Kate's hobby had always been writing. Before long, that hobby changed and became what she wanted to do. But mixed in with her love of writing was the deep personal need to put voice to some of the injustices she sees from the world around her. Be it environmental issues, to human rights abuses, these all favour heavily in her writing.
Kate's first book for Hodder Children's Books Shadow of the Dragon: Kira won the 1066 Schools' Book Award. Her most recent series is about Pegasus, the majestic winged-stallion.
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