T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon, an author from North Carolina. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics. Her work has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Sequoyah, Dragon, Alfie, WSFA, Mythopoeic and Coyotl awards.
This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups. Her work includes horror, fantasy romance, fairy-tale retellings and odd little stories about elves and goblins.
When she is not writing, she is probably out in the garden, trying to make eye contact with butterflies.