Katherine Fawcett started her career as a sports reporter before venturing into freelance journalism and commercial writing. After becoming a mother and turning forty, Fawcett has turned her hand to fiction with her first collection of dark and comical stories, The Little Washer of Sorrows, in which bizarre or rare occurrences upset the status quo. Margo, the protagonist of the opening story "Captcha,"; is a perfect wife-both a mathematical genius and Kokanee beer model. After dutifully sending her husband Pete off to work, she finds Pete's filing cabinet unlocked. She cannot resist her curiosity and makes a life-changing discovery. The threat of something sinister lingers beneath the surface in many of Fawcett's stories.

Fawcett was longlisted for the 2011 CBC Short Story Prize and the 2014 Carter V. Cooper/Exile Short Fiction Competition.

Born in Montreal, raised in Calgary, Fawcett lives in Pemberton and teaches music in Whistler. She plays violin with the Sea to Sky Orchestra and also the fiddle.

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