Kris Faatz (rhymes with skates) is a

musician and award-winning writer. Her short stories have appeared in many journals and have received honors from Tiferet Journal, Black Fox Magazine, and DISQUIET International, among others.

Her second novel, Fourteen Stones 

(Highlander Press, 2024), marked the start of her immersion in fantasy and magic. Her third novel,

Line Magic (Highlander Press, 2025), blends magical realism with a fascination with history, and pays tribute to her home city, Philadelphia. Line Magic  was shortlisted in the Santa Fe Writers Project’s  highly competitive 2023 literary awards.

Kris lives in Baltimore with her husband and feline contingent. She and her husband Paul are enthusiastic hikers who love to explore all green spaces. They're also devotees of the Brazilian musical genre choro, and have formed their own Duo Abacaxi with Paul on clarinet and Kris on pandeiro. When not escaping into the world of story, Kris teaches creative writing, provides editing services, and is a performing pianist.