T. J. Banks is the author of A Time for Shadows, Abys Among Us & Other Stories for the Feline-Inclined (winner of the 2020 Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion for Non-fiction Books), Catsong (winner of the 2007 Merial Human-Animal Bond Award), Sketch People: Stories Along the Way, The Twice-Given Gift & Other Writings, Souleiado, and Houdini, a novel which the late writer and activist Cleveland Amory enthusiastically branded “a winner.”  

     

Banks has written for numerous anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats, The Widows’ Handbook, Their Mysterious Ways, and At Grandmother’s Table. Her poem “Moonlight” won the 2020 Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion for Poetry. She has also received awards from ByLine and The Writing Self. She has worked for The Associated Press and The Writer’s Digest School and taught writing workshops in both Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Her latest book is Moonlight & Grace, which reviewer Ingrid King describes as “luminous and lyrical” and horror writer Tom Morganti calls “a fresh novel with a strong storyline.”