Kirsten Espensen (died 29 October, 2021), known by her pen name Kit Berry, was an English author. She was known as the author of the Stonewylde series, a fantasy series set in the fictional community of Stonewylde, which attracted an online cult following. Biography Espensen lived in Weymouth in Dorset for many years, where she studied for her first degree in English and Media Studies at the then Dorset Institute of Higher Education. She then trained to be a teacher, and taught at local schools. Jjjj She became a full-time author and initially published the Stonewylde series under her own self-created publishing label Moongazy Publishing, before signing with Orion Publishing, citing online social networking as one of the reasons behind the series' success. Bibliography Magus of Stonewylde Moondance of Stonewylde Solstice at Stonewylde Shadows at Stonewylde Shaman of Stonewylde References External links The official Stonewylde site Magus of Stonewylde review by BookGeeks 20th-century births 2021 deaths English fantasy writers English women writers Alumni of Weymouth College Women science fiction and fantasy writers