Katie Daysh is an author from the Isle of Wight who loves to explore unheard voices in fiction. In her main genre, historical fiction, she enjoys placing queer characters at the heart of the narrative. Her stories are often set on the sea and illuminate themes of friendship, loyalty and mental health issues. As an ace/aro girl with anxiety, these topics are things very important for her to show! Her debut novel, the queer Age of Sail adventure, Leeward, is published through Canelo in 2023, followed The Devil to Pay in 2024 and A Merciful Sea in 2025. She is known as KDayshAuthor on  social media.