Evie King is a council worker and writer. A former stand up comedian, she has always written short form pieces in the margins of her various day jobs, contributing to New Humanist, Guardian Comment is Free, BBC Comedy and Viz Comic. After moving to the seaside and going part-time she has had more time for writing and completed her first book, Ashes to Admin, about her job arranging council funerals, which won the 2025 ASDS award for outstanding and original books in the field of death studies. Her second, Get Ahead of Being Dead, was released by Short Books in June 2026. She is an ambassador for missing persons and cold case charity Locate International and heads up the UK training programme for council funeral workers.

‘A surprisingly fascinating read. Who thought death could be so interesting?’ - Prue Leith

‘Telling me all sorts of practical stuff in a way I can bear to read. More than bear, I loved it.’ - Philippa Perry

‘A vitally important book for anyone who thinks they might die at some point. Do not buy this book if you are already dead. It's too late. Repeat. Do not buy this if you're dead.’ - Richard Herring