Catherine Matthews is an award-winning Pacific Northwest author. Through her novels, she tells the stories of strong women finding the courage to face the storm and live their dreams—usually in the company of a faithful hound. Catherine’s debut novel, Releasing the Reins, won the 2024 American Writing Awards in the categories of Thriller/Adventure and Western and was a finalist in the Women’s Fiction category. Releasing the Reins earned first place in the 2024 BookFest Awards for Women’s Fiction Thriller and Suspense and was the 2024 Fall Pencraft Award Best Book for Women’s Fiction. It was a finalist for the 2024 BookLife Prize for Mystery and Suspense and was a 2022 Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) Literary Contest Finalist. Catherine serves as a board member and the Vice President of Technology for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She is also a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. She is up before dawn to start her day writing—always in the company of her two favorite hounds, Delta and Buttercup.
