Rozie Kelly is a novelist based in West Yorkshire. After reading English Literature and Creative Writing she moved to Hebden Bridge, where she works for the Arvon Foundation, hosting creative writing courses.

She was shortlisted for the PFD Queer Fiction Prize 2023 and was one of the eight participants in the inaugural Prototype Development Programme 2024. Her debut novel Kingfisher (Saraband, 2025) won the 2024 NorthBound Book Award and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026.

Instagram: @rozeamee

‘A taut, lyrical, and emotionally intense novel that explores love, trauma and all-consuming obsession… I found it a mesmerising read.’ – Julia Gillard, 2026 Chair of Judges, Women’s Prize for Fiction

‘A gentle and compassionate novel that explores the nuances of queer love and friendship.’ – Derek Owusu, The Guardian

‘Kelly writes the messiness of power dynamics well. . . She has a shrewd eye for complexity.’ – The Telegraph

‘A tenderly written meditation on art, love and life that’s as much about the search for self as for connection.’ – Marie Claire, Editor’s Pick