Skye Moody

Skye Kathleen Moody (aka Kathy Kahn) is the author of eleven books, three nonfiction, and eight novels. Moody’s nonfiction books and photographic essays cover social justice and environmental issues, primarily in China, Russia, Central Asia, Siberia, East Africa, and the planet’s oceans and beaches. Mademoiselle magazine awarded Moody a “Woman of the Year” prize for Hillbilly Women, which was adapted for the stage and in 2011, produced Off-Broadway. Her book, Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam, received a Washington State Book award, for which she also was named a “Coastal Character” by Coastal Living magazine. Her newest novel, Frostline, is scheduled for release in 2014. She is a member of PEN and the Cloud Appreciation Society. Moody is Africa Liaison for the NGO Global Health Organization.