She is an Australian author, writing teacher and podcaster. Her debut novel Skylarking was longlisted for Debut Fiction in Indie Book Awards 2017 and 2017 Voss Literary Award. Her second novel The Mother Fault was longlisted for 2021 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for 2021 Aurealis Science Fiction Novel of the Year. Her latest novel is The Hummingbird Effect (2023), longlisted for Indie Book Awards Fiction, 2024.
Kate has been the recipient of residencies at Varuna, the Writers House, Bundanon Trust and the Michael King Writers Centre in Aotearoa. She is a regular guest at writers’ festivals and was runner-up in the Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship in 2023 for work on her fourth novel.
For the past six years, Kate has co-hosted The First Time Podcast where she has spoken with over 200 Australian and international writers including George Saunders, Behrouz Boochani, Helen Garner, Sarah Winman, Tim Winton, Richard Flanagan and Charlotte Wood. Kate is currently undertaking a PhD in creative practice at RMIT University. Her first picture book will be released in 2024. Kate lives in Hurstbridge on Wurundjeri lands, with her partner and two children.