Catherine M. Morrison (1969-2021)

Writer Catherine M. Morrison, 52, died September 25, 2021 in London after a brief illness.

Morrison was a member of the Clarion class of 2003, and also attended the Blue Heaven workshop. She published several stories, including Darrell Award winner “Elvis in the Attic” in Sci Fiction (2004), with others appearing in Fantasy and small press publications.

Born January 13, 1969 in Stoughton MA, Morrison was known as Cathy and Chance to her friends. She was her high school valedictorian and attended MIT, majoring in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. After college she lived in Virginia, where she worked as a ship designer for the Navy until 2000, when she moved to Boston and began to write seriously. She relocated to London in 2007, where she continued to work in engineering, and resided there until her death.