Kathe Koja

Kathe Koja is an American writer born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960, who first became known for intense speculative fiction for adults. Her first novel, The Cipher, won the Bram Stoker Award and the Locus Award, and her other horror titles include Strange Angels, Bad Brains, and Skin, a psychological horror centred on a performance troupe. Her later work includes young adult novels, the historical Under the Poppy trilogy, and a fictional biography of Christopher Marlowe.