[2] Sparrow is a native of Seattle, Washington,[2] where she currently resides.
She is represented by Linda Epstein with the Emerald City Literary Agency.
[1] Her work has appeared in various periodicals, webzines, podcasts and anthologies, including Aeon, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest, At Year's End: Holiday SFF Stories, Beyond Binary, Bull Spec, Cast of Wonders, Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic, Descended From Darkness, Destination: Future, Escape Pod, Fantasy Magazine, Fast Ships, Black Sails, Giganotosaurus, Glorifying Terrorism, Interzone, Nebula Awards Showcase 2013, PodCastle, Shimmer, Shiny, Son and Foe, Strange Bedfellows: An Anthology of Political Science Fiction, and Toasted Cake.
One collaborative short story written with Rachel Swirsky has also appeared in the Rachel Swirsky collection Through the Drowsy Dark (2010).
[2] "The Migratory Pattern of Dancers" was nominated for the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.