Kathryn Rossati is a neurodivergent (AuDHD) and disabled writer. She has published many novels for children and young adults, plus a short story collection and several poetry collections, and is always working on a new book or story idea. She lives on the Isle of Wight with her husband, parrot, and budgie, and loves going for woodland walks, painting with watercolour and gouache, and drinking rooibos, jasmine, peppermint, and liquorice tea.
Publication History
Books:
The following are published by Next Chapter Publishing:
Half-Wizard Thordric trilogy, (under the penname Kathryn Wells), MG fantasy:
– Unofficial Detective, 2017
– Accidental Archaeologist, 2018
– Unseasoned Adventurer, 2018
The Door Between Worlds (under the penname Kathryn Wells), MG fantasy, 2018
A Book for Pandora, poetry collection, 2019
When the Bard Came Visiting, short story collection, 2019
The Origin Stone (initially published by Nuff Said Publishing until their closure), young YA speculative fiction, 2019
Nekromancer’s Cage, MG fantasy, 2020
The Curse of Earthias, YA fantasy, 2020
If We Could Hold Up The Sky, poetry collection, 2021
Magic! Hissed The Little Demons, poetry collection, 2021
Wings In A Wounded Sky, MG fantasy, 2022
Cosmic Witch, YA sci-fi fantasy, early 2024 (New Year release)
Little Tales: Poetry For Kids, middle grade, 2025
Published by The Book Guild:
Naturally Nic/k, middle grade time travel/historical, The Book Guild in Feb 2025.
Upcoming:
Vampyr, Ghost, Assassin — middle grade fantasy, to be published by The Book Guild Autumn 2026
Miscellaneous:
‘How To Edit Fiction’, guest blog for Cook Publishing, 2019
‘The Sweet Yet Bitter,’ short story for ‘Flight’, an anthology by Elephant’s Bookshelf Press, 2019
‘Sprouting Fire’, short story for Snowdrops In Springtime, an anthology of hope by Queen Anne’s Lace Publishing, 2025
Various individual poems to be published in The Figlet Issue Four Literary Magazine, summer 2025
Flash fiction piece to be published in Brevity, a literary handbill, summer 2025, and a single poem published in Brevity in 2020
Exploring Bouldnor Forest, a poetry collection commissioned by the IW National Landscape in 2025