Kate Emilie
Kate Emilie is an American writer whose small-town Florida upbringing inspired much of the setting in her debut novel. Seven Dishes Before Forever won Friday Night Live at the 2025 London Festival of Writing and has been listed in several writing competitions. Kate has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University, has completed the Curtis Brown Creative “Writing Your Novel” course, and was a Faber Academy mentee. She lives outside London with her family and fluffy cat.