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Kathryn Orwig
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Award Winning Author, Poet and Screenwriter. PAGE AWARD WINNER | ISA Top 25 Writers to Watch ‘24 & Dev Slate | Roadmap Top Tier | Nicholl Next 100 | #Revpit Finalist 2024 | Loves tea & learning languages | Psalm 91 ❤️
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Exciting Update!

I'm now repped (books & scripts) by the incredible Caroline Rabin at The Kaplan Stahler Agency!

Caroline is the BEST creative partner I could have asked for and I can't wait to see what we create together going forward!

Graphic by my talented friend (writer & artist) Birgit! :)
The graphic is a dreamy whimsical blue background with a crescent moon in the top right corner (with stars), and a castle off in the distance in the top left corner.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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PIRATE QUEEN OF THE RED FLAG FLEET made the 2025 Page Awards Top 10 Finalists in the Action/Adventure Category!!! I am so HAPPY! Thank you Page Awards for this huge honor!!!
September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Excited to dive into this fantasy romance YA series by Adalyn Grace as the covers are gorgeous and having a character as Death is always so intriguing to me!

#yafantasybooks #yaromancebooks #booklover
August 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The irony of sharing this poem virtually isn't lost on me!

For more of my writing, visit my Substack: substack.com/@kathrynorwi...

#poetry #poetrycommunity #naturepoetry
August 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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So incredibly thrilled to have made the Semi-Finals of The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards!!!! Top 25 in the Action-Adventure category with PIRATE QUEEN OF THE RED FLAG FLEET!!

#scriptsky
August 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Have you ever lost someone and then “see” them where they used to be? A house? A garden? An empty chair at the table?

That's today's poem GHOSTS

More of my poetry can be found on my substack: substack.com/@kathrynorwi...

#poetry #poet #author #poetrycommunity
August 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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THE SHADOW KING

FOURTH WING x ONE DARK WINDOW

The girl with shadow wounds that won't heal, the immortal shadow king who wishes for death, a love neither of them could have imagined - all ripped to shreds if they can't unearth a lost tomb and kill the darkness inside.

#questpit #Q #A #F #RF #R
August 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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THE SHADOW KING
#questpit #Q #A #F #RF #R

ONE DARK WINDOW x FROM BLOOD & ASH

Once a Shadow Demon cuts you, the clock is ticking, not in months, but minutes before you turn into a shadow too.

Sahira must kill the Shadow King to live.

But will her bleeding heart forgive her?
August 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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THE SHADOW KING
#questpit #Q #A #F #RF #R #agentguide #agentsguide

SERPENT & THE WINGS OF NIGHT x FOURTH WING

A fantasy romance where one of them must die for the other to live.

⚔️Reluctant-Allies-To-Enemies-To-Lovers
❤️‍🔥 Spicy Romance
☠️Deadly Demons
💔Brutal Betrayal
✨Found Family
August 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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THE SHADOW KING✨15 ms requests✨
#questpit #Q #A #RF

SERPENT & THE WINGS OF NIGHT x GAMES GODS PLAY

The kind of love that comes only once in a lifetime or your life? Pick one.

Slow Burn Romantasy
Witty Flirty Banter
Dangerous Desert Creatures
Vivid-World Building
One Great Love or Irrevocable Loss
August 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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The poem I'm setting free today is "The Half-Gone Tree"

Give it a perusal on my free Substack: kathrynorwigauthor.substack.com/p/the-half-g...

Love my knobby eyed trees.
A fall ready tree is bare in a brilliant blue sky
August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Little (big!) cicada found on a walk :)
This insect is green and black with delicate wings, it rests on a rocky pavement.
July 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Latest poem on my Substack features the buzzing (loud) insects that I've already heard this summer!

I love the sound of cicadas as they signal summer to me.

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#poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommmunity #poetsky
July 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A short poem on breathing deeply: kathrynorwigauthor.substack.com/p/a-moment-t...

#poemsky #poetry #author
July 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I love reading. Want to know why?

We get to experience battles against good and evil, the thrills of a first love, and the joy/sorrow when a journey has reached an end.

The Shadow and Bone Series did that for me (especially the last book!) I read all three in five days!

#yafantasybooks #reading
July 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I've sat on this poem for a while.

I wrote The Shape of a Woman when the #idchoosethebear question stormed the internet.

I still think it's relevant.

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#poetry #poems #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunity #author #poetsky #writingcommunity
July 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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How To Solve Your Own Murder by @kristenperrin.bsky.social was a recent #summerread of mine!

I gravitated toward this killer premise, was intrigued by the diary entries, and flipped pages to uncover who the murder(ers?) would be.

Have you read it?!

#mysterybooks #booksky #bookcovers #bookrecs
July 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Scots Gaelic is the poem up today on my Substack (free) where I've tried to capture a bit of the love I have for Scotland in words

kathrynorwigauthor.substack.com/p/scots-gaelic

#Scotland #poetry #poetrycommunity #author #WritingCommunity #poetrysky
Yellow gross flowers cover the rolling hills of Scotland with a few people on the trail, a town and water in the distance.
July 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Made bread today! Ugh my kitchen smells amazing and I just wanna eat it but I can’t until it cools!
July 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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So excited to see Pirate Queen of the Red Flag Fleet advance in the @Pageawards as a Quarterfinalist!

They take the Top 10% of all submissions so I am beyond thankful this script made it into the 994 chosen Quarterfinalists!
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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My current read:

Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales

I’m glad to finally get to these collected fairy tale & folklore stories as I’ve been meaning to for quite some time! What a dark surprise I was in for with these twisty tales full of mischief, revenge, and wildly magical moments!
July 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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I hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend for those in the USA! I made biscuits and they were delicious!

Today's poem WHAT IS YEARNING is a companion piece to another dropping later this week 👀

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Read the full thing on my Substack (Free!)

#poetry
Roaring waves crash together in an icy blue and white clash.
July 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A Collection Of Things is the poem I'm sharing today on my Substack :)

It features another one of my typewriters!

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#typewriter #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #author
A black typewriter with little white flowers on the keys
July 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Submitting your manuscript to agents, what I've learned and wish I would have known sooner. Plus some resources I highly recommend!

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#writerscommunity #querying #author #authorlife
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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How To Do The Writing Thing

This article gives insight to my process of writing and has some tips and tricks to try :)

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Also features one of my typewriters and Sir William the Orange Tabby Cat
Baby blue typewriter with white keys and a blank sheet of paper waiting to be inked up.
June 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM