Cathy Parker graduated from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Cathy volunteered for eight years as a zookeeper and became well acquainted with one sometimes obstreperous female beluga whale, the model for Juneau, one of the heroes of the book, Power of Three: The Novel of a Whale, a Woman and an Alien Child. Cathy is fascinated by animals of all kinds, especially cetaceans and primates, and has scrimped and saved to go see them in the far reaches of the world. She posts on matters of interest and other topics on her website, authorcathyparker.com.
