Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition - Softcover

Author 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. A sailing enthusiast and traveler, Katherine spent her early career working for the National Marine Manufacturers Association and was the Director of National Channel Sales for a media start-up called Activate. In 2002, Kate and her husband quit their jobs to travel the world and engage in every adventure they could find. When they returned 8 months later, she began writing full time. 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 5 year survivor and proud mother of Josie, her adoptive daughter.

Katherine is the winner of the Bellevue Literary Review's 2009 Goldberg Prize for fiction for a chapter from Who in This Room entitled "Made of Metal." She is the winner of the short story category of the 2007 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest and finalist for Nimrod International Journal's 2009 Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction. She was also a finalist for the 2009 Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation Fellowship. From August 2006 to October 2008, she participated in Pam Houston's private writing program (pamfa).