Whitlock, Cassandra is a British fantasy author whose work blends folklore, found family, and quiet rebellion. Raised near the Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, she grew up listening to her grandmother's stories about hedge-witches and standing stones. She studied English and medieval literature at the University of Exeter and later worked as a rare-books assistant in Edinburgh, where she developed an obsession with marginalia and illuminated talismans. After relocating to Portland, Oregon, she balanced archival projects with late-night drafting sessions that built the bones of her first published tales. Her short fiction has appeared in several small-press anthologies, and she has taught community workshops on mythic structure and worldbuilding. When not writing, Cassandra hikes coastal trails, collects antique compasses, and drinks too much black tea. She lives with her partner and an elderly cat named Piper in a flat stacked with maps and battered paperbacks.
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