Yrsa Daley-Ward is an English writer, model, and actor born in Chorley, Lancashire in 1989. She has built a multifaceted career across literature, performance, and visual media. Daley-Ward is known for her debut book Bone and has gained recognition as a spoken-word poet and Instagram poet. Her memoir, The Terrible, published in 2018, received significant critical acclaim and won the PEN/Ackerley Prize in 2019. Beyond her written work, Daley-Ward co-wrote Black Is King, Beyoncé's musical film and visual album released in 2019, which served as a visual companion to the album The Lion King: The Gift.