Katalina Watt

Author and Audio Producer
Games writer, Non-fiction writer, Novelist, Short fiction writer, Travel writer
Available for:
Editing, Judging, Lecturing and teaching, Live readings and performances, Mentoring, Residencies, Workshops

Experience and Skills

  • Represented by Robbie Guillory at Underline Literary
  • Events for Edinburgh International Book Festival, Granite Noir, Cymera Festival, Scottish BPOC Writers Network
  • Founding Audio Director for khōréō magazine
  • Audio and Digital for Canongate and Hachette
  • Literature Officer for Creative Scotland
  • MSc in Publishing

Accolades and Publications

  • Nominated Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine 2023
  • Winner Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast 2022
  • Recipient of Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant 2021
  • Longlisted for Penguin Write Now 2020
  • Literature Alliance Scotland Next Level Awardee 2021
  • Shortlisted Ignyte Best Community Award 2022
  • Selection Judge for Scottish Book Trust’s 2023 New Writers Awards and 2024 Ignite Fellowship
  • Published in various magazines and anthologies including Extra Teeth, Haunted Voices, Unspeakable, To Root Somewhere Beautiful, and Haunted Hallways