About
Kat Ellis (she/her) is an award-winning young adult author from North Wales. She writes YA thrillers and horror, and is represented by Molly Ker Hawn at David Higham Associates.
Her novels include THE DEVOURING LIGHT (2025, HarperCollins), WICKED LITTLE DEEDS/BURDEN FALLS (2021, Penguin Random House), HARROW LAKE (2020, Penguin Random House); BREAKER (2016, Running Press Kids); PURGE (2016, Firefly Press), and BLACKFIN SKY (2014, Firefly Press/Running Press Kids). Kat’s books have been Junior Library Guild selections, YALSA picks, and translated into multiple languages.
When not writing, Kat can usually be found exploring cemeteries and ancient ruins for story inspiration, or watching scary movies. She was a mentor with Literature Wales as part of their Representing Wales programme (2023-24), and an administrator for UKYAbooks – a collective of YA authors from or based in the UK & Ireland. You can find Kat on Instagram and Threads – feel free to get in touch with her there.
To request an interview or to discuss an event with Kat, please use the contact form. Kat also has a page for Frequently Asked Questions.
You can access her media kit here – it includes info about Kat and her books.
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