Beth L. Cato is an author of speculative fiction writer and a poet. She is best known for her Clockwork Dagger and Blood of Earth series. Cato’s short stories have appeared in several publications, including Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Uncanny Magazine. Her first book, "The Clockwork Dagger," was published in 2014. In 2019, she won the Rhysling Award for short speculative poetry.