About
Short bio (50 words)
Katalina Watt’s writing is represented by Robbie Guillory at Underline, was longlisted for Penguin Write Now 2020, and awarded a 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant. As founding Audio Director for khōréō, they won 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast and were finalist for 2023 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine.
Medium bio (100 words)
Katalina was Longlisted for Penguin Write Now 2020 and received a 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant. They are published in various magazines and anthologies including Haunted Voices, Unspeakable, To Root Somewhere Beautiful, and Haunted Hallways and have appeared at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Cymera, and FIYAHCON. Katalina is represented by Robbie Guillory at Underline Literary.
Katalina is Literature Officer at Creative Scotland and previously worked in Audio and Digital for Canongate and Hachette and as founding Audio Director for khōréō (Winner 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast; Shortlisted 2022 Ignyte Best Community Award; Nominated 2023 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine). Katalina was the 2021 Next Level Awardee for Literature Alliance Scotland’s career development programme. They have worked in event programming for independent bookshops and studied English Literature at the University of Glasgow and Publishing at Edinburgh Napier University.
Katalina has appeared at numerous literary events for Edinburgh International Book Festival, Granite Noir, and FIYAHCON. They have led writing workshops for Cymera Festival, Scottish BPOC Writers Network, and SQIFF. She is a member of Codex and Society of Authors.
Katalina has mentored for the Society of Young Publishers Scotland and judged Scottish Book Trust’s 2023 New Writers Awards and 2024 Ignite Fellowship.
Longer bio (200 words)
Katalina was Longlisted for Penguin Write Now 2020 and received a 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant. They are published in various magazines and anthologies including Haunted Voices, Unspeakable, To Root Somewhere Beautiful, and Haunted Hallways and have appeared at Edinburgh International Book Festival, Cymera, and FIYAHCON. Katalina is represented by Robbie Guillory at Underline Literary.
Katalina is Literature Officer at Creative Scotland and previously worked in Audio and Digital for Canongate and Hachette and as founding Audio Director for khōréō (Winner 2022 Ignyte Best Fiction Podcast Award; Shortlisted 2022 Ignyte Best Community Award; Finalist 2023 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine). Katalina was the 2021 Next Level Awardee for Literature Alliance Scotland’s career development programme. They have worked in event programming for independent bookshops and studied English Literature at the University of Glasgow and Publishing at Edinburgh Napier University.
Katalina has appeared at numerous literary events for Edinburgh International Book Festival, Granite Noir, and FIYAHCON. They have led writing workshops for Cymera Festival, Scottish BPOC Writers Network, and SQIFF. She is a member of Codex and Society of Authors.
Katalina has mentored for Society of Young Publishers Scotland and judged Scottish Book Trust’s 2023 New Writers Awards and 2024 Ignite Fellowship.
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Pronouns: She/They (interchangeable); Salutation: Mx
