Nadia Mikail is a Malaysian writer based in London, where she also works as a lawyer. She lives with two cats she is terribly allergic to, and is trying to survive them day to day.

Her debut YA novel, The Cats We Meet Along the Way (Guppy Books), was awarded the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2023 — winning in the Older Readers’ category before taking home the overall prize — and was shortlisted for the 2023 YA Book Prize.

Nadia has also contributed to the anthology The Beasts Beneath the Winds (Amulet Books), a collection of tales about Southeast Asia’s mythical creatures, published November 2025.

Her latest novel, A Flood of Memories (Guppy Books), a beguiling and meaningful novel exploring the fine line between care and control in families, publishes in June 2026.