Katherine Scott Crawford is a writer, newspaper columnist, speaker and lecturer, recovering academic, and former adjunct professor. She holds degrees in English from Clemson University, the College of Charleston and The Citadel, and a MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is author of the historical novel Keowee Valley and The Miniaturist’s Assistant (forthcoming 2025 from Regal House Publishing). Her essays have appeared in Appalachian Review, the Santa Fe Writers Project, South Loop Review, and more. Katherine’s parenting/outdoor life columns can be found in newspapers across the United States and abroad, including U.S.A. Today, The Greenville News (S.C.), the Asheville Citizen-Times (N.C.), The Detroit Free Press, The Herald (Scotland), etc. A former backpacking guide, she’s an avid hiker and travel junkie who lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with her husband, daughters, and dog.