K. M. Steele

Author of Literary Fiction

based in QLD

K. M. Steele (Kathleen) is a dedicated word wrangler with a PhD in English Literature from Macquarie University. She has articles, reviews, essays, poetry and short stories published in various journals, including Australian Book Review, Australian ejournal of Theology, Colloquy, Transnational Literature and AntipodesHer debut novel, Return to Tamarlin (Campbell St Press, 2017) was longlisted for the 2018 Davitt Sisters in Crime Award. She has published two further novels from her three-book Mallory Cash series with Hawkeye Press in Brisbane: Hunt for the Virgin Rainbow (2021) and Race for the Topaz Stallion (2024), with the third novel, Dash for the Diamond Crown scheduled for publication in 2025.

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