Micaela J. Ralph is a queer speculative fiction author represented by CAA. Her debut novel, Bones in the Water, explores catastrophic storms, found family, failing systems, and the ways people keep going even as the world ends. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and is currently developing a horror audio fiction podcast. She lives and writes on a Kentish cliffside, distracted daily by good sunsets and her dog.

FEB 2026
✦ Bones in the Water moving toward submission with CAA.

NOW WRITING
✦ Drafting Joyline (investigative horror, wellness-cult adjacent).

IN PRODUCTION
✦ Co-creating horror audio drama The Long Walk Down.

ONGOING
✦ Essays + process notes on The Disaster Draft.

Bones in the Water is a speculative climate novel set in a near-future world where weather has become weaponised, survival is unevenly distributed, and the sky has a directive. As environmental collapse reshapes what's left of Australia, Eden Bailey and her estranged best friend are forced to confront what they are willing to sacrifice to endure.

The Long Walk Down is a horror audio drama exploring sinkholes, folklore, and the unsettling feeling that the ground beneath you is waiting for you to return. As strange symbols start appearing and old memories begin to surface, Lorelai and Petra must help their small community confront what waits below.