Kathryn Mackel

Across many markets KATHY MACKEL is known as a creative wordsmith who can write fast-paced action with well-developed characters and imaginative plots. Her first two sales- A Season of Comebacks to Putnam and Mother Ship to 20th Century Fox-were unagented, slush-pile sales. She is known among middle-schoolers for her Can of Worms series. Her screenwriting career has included work for Disney, Fox, and Showtime. Writing as Kathryn Mackel, she pioneered the sub-genre known as “Christian Chillers,” including The Surrogate, The Departed, and The Hidden. Her fantasy offerings include Outriders and Trackers.