Katharine Fay Dewey

Born in Rutland, Vermont, in 1865, Katharine Fay Dewey later moved to San Francisco after her father's death. Modern reference sources identify her as an American author best known for Star People, published in 1910.

That book appears to have been her only novel, and it has attracted lasting interest for its unusual blend of children's fantasy, celestial adventure, and early science-fiction ideas. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction notes it as a first-contact story in which scientists encounter an extraterrestrial source and glimpse a more ethical, utopian civilization.

Although Dewey never became a widely known literary figure, her work has remained available through archival and revival editions, suggesting a small but steady afterlife among readers interested in forgotten speculative fiction and vintage imaginative writing.