Kat Dunn

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^[3] and the 2024 Children's and YA Polari Prize.^[4] Her 2025 novel Hungerstone (Bonnier Books), a feminist reworking of Carmilla,^[5][6] was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel in 2026.^[7]

Dunn speaks English, French and Japanese.^[8] 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".^[9]