Author Kate Gateley is proud to live, work, write, and raise children on Unceded Quw’utsun Territory. Continue reading for Kate’s full bio.
Kate Gateley is an award-winning Canadian contemporary fantasy and romance author. She holds a BA in Linguistics and a BSc in Physiology from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada, the Federation of BC Writers, the Vancouver Island Romance Authors, and the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Her ongoing study of ancestral memory and her endless curiosity about human psychology (among other side quests) continue to inform her writing and earn her honours as an author, including two consecutive Canadian Book Club Award wins and three shortlist nominations for the novels of The Lost Wells Trilogy.
Kate currently lives, writes, and creates on a small farm in traditional, unceded Quw’utsun territory (Cowichan Bay, BC) with her wonderfully helpful husband, two amazing kids, two dogs, two geese, and a whole lot of ducks and chickens. She enjoys a wide variety of hobbies, drinks a great deal of coffee, and is barefoot as often as possible.
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And I soon had the overwhelming sense that I was exactly where I needed to be.”
Awards
2022
Winner of the Canadian Book Club Awards
Tides of the Sovereign
2023
Readers’ Favorite - 5 Star Honorary Mention
Mantle of the World Ruler
2023
Winner of the Canadian Book Club Awards
Mantle of the World Ruler
2024
Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 5 Star Review
Severance of the Sorcerer
2025
Readers' Favorite Book Awards - 5 Star Review
Shadow of the Yew Tree
2025
Finalist in the Canadian Book Club Awards
Shadow of the Yew Tree