KAY ROWAN / GHOSTGIRL

Kay Rowan (she/her), sometimes known as ‘ghostgirl’, is an author, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and all around sad person.

Kay opened the doors to the world of Emasia on September 6th, 2026 with her debut, YA fantasy novel, ‘A Constellation of Shadows’. When she isn’t coming up with useless bits of world building, (did you know that the traditional food of The Andalian Archipelago is spiced honey cake?), Kay can be found writing songs as ghostgirl, composing music for the stage and screen, and navigating an existential crisis (or four).

Book One of The Talliswood is Out Now!

Kay Rowan

Interview with Prxludes about music, politics, and what it means to be an artist in a time of chaos

Tearing down AI, one foolish attempt at doing art at a time. I promise I won’t be making a habit of this, but even though it was agonising to make, at least I know I actually made it ✨ #bookstagram #noai #indieauthor #yafantasy #writersofinstagram

Excited to announce that I am taking ‘A Constellation of Shadows’ on the road, and will be appearing at the Oxford Indie Book Fair on the 22nd of November ✨ @oxfordindiebookfair

Sometimes you just have to escape the prison of the algorithm. It would be nice to set the world of Emasia free from the walls of this app now and then, and do the thing I actually enjoy doing, which is…y’know, writing. I wasn’t made for the life of an influencer. I promise I won’t flood you with emails, and I’ll make it worth sticking around.

I do feel bad sometimes #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #yafantasy #writer #queerauthor

I genuinely don’t want to say other than thank you. I wrote ‘A Constellation of Shadows’ armed with nothing but a fool’s hope, and a budget consisting of coins I found down the back of the bed; the fact that people have not only read it, but some have also been kind enough to leave reviews behind, means more than you could possibly imagine. I might not venture into the comments much nowadays, (it’s not good for the brain), but this one’s gonna take me a few days to unpack. You have my gratitude and my flabbergasted expression (you’ll have to imagine that last one).

As we approach one month of “A Constellation of Shadows” being out in the world, I just wanted to say a huge thank you. I wasn’t sure anyone would even read the book, let alone find something of value in it: being an independent writer sometimes feels like you’re screaming into the void, and I can’t put into words how it felt when voices actually started answering. I definitely cried good tears though. Aerva, Lirelle, Mey, Rayfen - they mean so much to me, (despite the trials and tribulations I put them through), and knowing that they have found their way into the hearts of others is all I could have hoped for. I am still a long way from making writing my career/self-sustaining, but I am happy to linger here for a while to enjoy the view. Work on Book Two is now gathering steam, and I can’t wait to share it with you all - k x

KAY ROWAN / GHOSTGIRL

Compos(er), Music(er), Word(er) / kayrowanartist@outlook.com