Kat Leyh is an American comics writer and artist. She is known for her work on Lumberjanes, as well as the graphic novels Snapdragon and Thirsty Mermaids.
Career
Comics In 2014, Leyh published SuperCakes, a webcomic about two superheroines, one with super-strength and another with the ability to transform into vapor, who are in a relationship. The series began as a minicomic called Pancakes. It received a print release through Yeti Press in 2015.
She is a co-writer and cover artist for Lumberjanes. She has also written for Bravest Warriors.
Graphic novels In 2014, Leyh wrote the fantasy graphic novel Bird Witch, about a girl who befriends a tengu.
In 2020, she published Snapdragon, which follows a young girl named Snapdragon who befriends a local woman who is rumored to be a witch. It was a finalist for both the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. An animated project based on the book was announced in 2024 by Gaumont Animation.
In 2021, Leyh released Thirsty Mermaids, a fantasy comedy focusing on a trio of mermaids who use magic to transform themselves into humans to get drunk on land only to discover they cannot transform back the next morning. It was a finalist for the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication and the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics.
In October 2026, she published Spoke, about a Deaf bike courier in a post-apocalyptic world.
Personal life As of 2026 Leyh lives in Forest Glen, Chicago.
Accolades YearTitleAwardResultRefernce2020SnapdragonCybils Award for Graphic Novel2021Eisner Award for Best Publication for KidsMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's LiteratureAmerican Library Association Rainbow Book List - Young ReadersGreat Graphic Novels for TeensQuick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers2022 Thirsty Mermaids Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Comics
Publications Original graphic novels
Lumberjanes
References