Bio

Kit Englard is a fantasy author whose work is deeply influenced by her academic background in Disability Studies and her experience supporting college students with disabilities. She has published nonfiction essays analyzing the representation of disabled characters in fantasy literature and applies Critical Disability Theory to both her fiction and literary discussions.

Her short novel, Polyphonic Seduction (May 2025), is a contemporary dark fantasy romance with political intrigue, blending Mesopotamian mythology with dark fantasy elements. It follows a lamassu who cannot speak around humans and a lamia demon working together to protect a Deaf muse from chaos magic hunters.

Kit frequently speaks on writing trauma narratives, disability representation in speculative fiction, and the intersections of power, agency, and identity in fantasy worlds. When she’s not writing, she enjoys hiking with her guide dog and getting lost in research rabbit holes.