Katie/28. She/her. Ace/aro 🇬🇧🏴☠️🏳️🌈

Hi there! I'm Katie. I'm a published author of historical fiction and I'm fortunate enough to be represented by Francesca Riccardi at Kate Nash Literary Agency. My queer Age of Sail adventure, Leeward (originally on Wattpad) is now published through Canelo. Order it as a hardback or ebook here: https://geni.us/Leeward

Also check out my Canelo author page! https://www.canelo.co/authors/katie-daysh

I work part-time in retail but my two big loves are writing and History, which I have an Open University degree in. I write and read a lot, and love to interact with people on here.

⚓ LEEWARD - [complete, published 2023, sample on Wattpad] - The first in a queer Age of Sail trilogy following Captain Nightingale, a man distraught by the loss of a loved one in war. When he receives command of HMS Scylla to track down the mutinous HMS Ulysses, he hopes it will set him back on his feet. But treachery, danger, and perilous feelings await.

⚓ COCYTUS [complete] - A historical horror set in Antarctica. HMS Cocytus makes her long journey south to the shadowy continent of Antarctica. Onboard, Captain Danby has made a dangerous deal with the unknown. Secrets from the past and otherworldly horrors await the entire crew.
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  • JoinedMay 8, 2017


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empiresofwater empiresofwater Sep 19, 2023 06:21PM
Congrats to everyone who got through Round 2 of the Ambys!! I've tried to say congrats to everyone I have read from and know on the list, but apologies if I've missed you! Cocytus is through which I...
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Stories by Katie ⚓
Cocytus 🏳️‍🌈 | ✔️ by empiresofwater
Cocytus 🏳️‍🌈 | ✔️
"How everything must turn to ice." In the early 1860s, the continent of Antarctica is still almost...
Leeward 🏳️‍🌈 [PUBLISHED BY CANELO] by empiresofwater
Leeward 🏳️‍🌈 [PUBLISHED BY CANEL...
'For whatever we lose, it is our self we find in the sea.' Captain Hiram Nightingale is a veteran of the wars...
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