Danuta Kot is a pen-name for Danuta Reah, who also writes under the name Carla Banks, is the author of seven crime novels, a novella, and many short stories. In 2005 Danuta won the CWA Short Story Dagger for No Flies on Frank (which was included in the The Best British Mysteries IV anthology published by Allison & Busby in 2006). Her story Glazed, in Getting Even (ed Mitzi Szereto, Serpent's Tail) was shortlisted for the 2008 CWA Short Story Award. Several of her short stories are now available as eBook singles.
Danuta Reah publishes academic books, valued as resources for the study of language; you can read some articles on language studies here, covering topics as diverse as how the press creates monsters and how to address a thousand year old vengeance demon.
She also offers courses in Creative Writing.
Danuta Reah is past Chair of the Crime Writers' Association.
