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Katia Raina

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When she was a child, Katia Raina played at construction sites and believed in magic mirrors. She emigrated from Russia at the age of almost sixteen. A former journalist and currently a middle school English teacher in Washington, D.C., she has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her family just outside of D.C., and still believes in magic.

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Katia Raina It's not that I am inspired to write. It doesn't work that way. "Inspired" implies an option. The way it works is kind of like breathing. We are not *…moreIt's not that I am inspired to write. It doesn't work that way. "Inspired" implies an option. The way it works is kind of like breathing. We are not *inspired* to breathe. It's survival. Writing is like that for me. (less)
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Catherine Stine Hi, Katia
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