Catherine O’Connor is a writer and landscape architect. Her novel Dust Cover Lies won two 2025 Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America-- Best Traditional Novel and Best First Novel.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Duke University and a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. A native Texan and Austinite, she is the founding principal of Co’design, LLC and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas School of Architecture.