Kat Dunn
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Kat Alice Dunn or Kat Dunn is an English author known for sapphic fantasy fiction.[citation needed]
Dunn's debut novel Dangerous Remedy (2020) is the first title in the young adult historical fantasy Battalion of the Dead trilogy.[1][2]
Her fourth novel Bitterthorn was published in 2023 by Andersen Press. It was shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Awards Children's Fiction prize and the 2024 Children's and YA Polari Prize.
Her 2025 novel Hungerstone (Bonnier Books), a feminist reworking of Carmilla,[3][4] won the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, and was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel in 2026.
Dunn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Japanese from SOAS University of London and a Master of Arts (MA) in English from the University of Warwick.[5] Dunn speaks English, French and Japanese.[6] She is queer and believes in the importance of telling lesbian stories, explaining that, "I'm not a lesbian – I'm bisexual, but most of my books have been sapphic".[7]
Bibliography
[edit]Battalion of the Dead trilogy
[edit]- Dangerous Remedy (2020)
- Monstrous Design (2021)
- Glorious Poison (2022)
Standalone novels
[edit]- Bitterthorn (2023)
- Hungerstone (2025)
- Rottenheart (2026)
Short stories
[edit]- "Something Wicked" in A Taste of Darkness: 13 Spooky Stories to Savour (2023), edited by Amy McCaw and Maria Kuzniar
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nero Book Awards | Children's Fiction | Bitterthorn | Shortlisted | [8] |
| 2024 | Polari Prize | Children's and YA | Shortlisted | [9] | |
| 2026 | Lord Ruthven Award | Fiction | Hungerstone | Won | |
| Lambda Literary Awards | Lesbian Fiction | Won | [10][11] | ||
| British Fantasy Awards | Best Horror Novel | Pending | [12] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Battalion of the Dead series". Bloomsbury Publishing (UK). Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Deo, Annie (27 June 2020). "Review: Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn". The Nerd Daily. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kat Dunn | 'The emotional story of the book is quite huge to me'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Book review: Kat Dunn's feminist vampire remake Hungerstone lacks real bite". The Straits Times. 29 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tuesday May 12, 2026: Maximum Shelf: Rottenheart". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Kat Dunn, author of Glorious Poison shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her". femalefirst.co.uk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Simons, Roxy (30 May 2025). "'I'm always mindful of queerness being seen as a trend in fiction'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "2023 SHORTLIST". Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Polari Prize 2024 shortlist announced". The Bookseller. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Strangman, Alice (15 June 2026). "2026 Lambda Literary Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Schaub, Michael (15 June 2026). "Winners of the 2026 Lambda Awards Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "The British Fantasy Awards 2026 Shortlists!". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- Living people
- 21st-century English LGBTQ people
- 21st-century English novelists
- 21st-century English women novelists
- Alumni of SOAS University of London
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- British writers of young adult literature
- English bisexual writers
- English fantasy writers
- English LGBTQ novelists
- English queer people
- Queer novelists
- Lambda Literary Award winners
- Writers of Gothic fiction