Ciara (KEER-ah) Stewart writes apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic paranormal romance. She graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was swept off her feet by her real-life Prince Charming. As an urban planning graduate student, she earned a passion for the historic, haunted places of Seattle. Now she writes about the peaceful streets of her native city crumbling beneath an onslaught of soulless dragons, monstrous Thunderbirds, and body-snatching wraiths.

When not reading or writing, you can find her traveling with her globe-trotting husband, hiking, rock climbing, knitting, sewing, throwing ceramic teapots, and learning to play the Irish tin whistle. You can contact her at ciara (at) ciarastewart (dot) com and can find her blogging occasionally on Desert Island Keepers with a cadre of wonderful and witty avid romance readers.

Professional Organizations:

Romance Writers of America (PRO), Greater Seattle RWA Chapter, and the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal RWA Chapter.

Awards:

• Hearts of Darkness, a 97,000 word, apocalyptic paranormal romance set in a grisly Seattle, won First Place in the 2009 Golden Gateway, 2010 Great Expectations, 2010 Marlene, 2010 Maggies, and 2010 Orange Rose contests, and honorable mention in the 2010 Daphne du Maurier Awards. It is currently a finalist in the 2010 PYHIAB contest.
  
• The Traveler’s Guide to Falling in Love, a time-travel Regency romance set in London of approximately 85,000 words, was a finalist in the 2008 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest.