Kara Lenore is the author of Beneath a Sun Deprived Sky, her first novel. Her short story “Climbing” appeared in the Mixed Bag of Tricks anthology under the name Kara Stockinger.

Kara is an alumna of the Viable Paradise Workshop and a member of the Writers' League of Texas. 

Kara spent part of her youth living in Japan and earned a doctorate in Japanese studies, experiences which influence her work. She now resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband, two children and spoiled tuxedo cat, working in the tech industry and escaping to sci-fi and fantasy worlds whenever she can.