Selected Publications

Highlights from these first years of creative writing:

• Highly Commended by Hedgehog Press in the 2023 ‘I’m Feeling Good’ debut pamphlet competition
• ‘The cost of living’ poem selected by Linda France and published in Mslexia (Issue 98)
• Poems double-longlisted by Andy Craven-Griffith in the New Writers 2023 poetry competition
• ‘Nowhere Else I Need to Be‘ Globe Soup 2021 Short Story Winner; story geo-located as part of Nation.Cymru’s Interactive Cultural Map of Wales
• ‘Going for Gold‘ – wins Globe Soup 24-hour Flash Fiction prize, 2021
• Double-shortlist for Staunch International Book Prizes, 2021; short story, Cornered longlisted in Fish 2022 Flash Fiction prize.
• ‘After Eliot‘ – Finalist, Globe Soup Micro Fiction, July 2022
• Three poems published in ‘Firmament, vol. 2 No. 4‘ (2022) edited by Jessica Sequeira, from Sublunary Editions, Seattle (WA)
• ‘this is not a protest poem’ – chosen for Top 100 longlist in the Mslexia 2021 Poetry Competition, judged by Pascale Petit, award-winning poet and visual artist
• ‘The Cocoa House’ – selected for display at Venue Cymru Theatre Llandudno, along with screen print artwork by Ros Humphreys
• poems published in The Poetry Marathon Anthology 2021 and 2022, available to buy from Waterstones
• co-editor, Sonder Anthology (2022)

Background

Katrina grew up on Ynys Môn, studied languages, lived in Europe and travelled widely before returning to settle and raise a family in north Wales.

A working-class upbringing and its inherent struggles gave Katrina a grounding in social issues, feminism, and entrenched conflicts facing the Welsh community and language at that time, and minority languages today. This rooted a deep and recurring hiraeth to return to Cymru and explore these themes carried throughout a lifetime.

Katrina is grateful to hold an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction), from Bangor University, a Maîtrise L.E.A., from Université du Maine, France, and a BA (Hons) in German and Italian from Leicester University.

Events

Performance plays an important part in the writing process and creative practice.

Katrina runs an open mic night at Bangor’s Blue Sky Café, and leads poetry and fiction workshops that encourage new writers to develop and share their work in safe supportive environments.

‘I love exploring connections languages make across cultural and social barriers, crossing borders, and revealing personal histories unique and common to us all.’

Head here to discover more upcoming events:

• Bangor Blue Sky FREE open mic night “Words & Wine” (mostly 3rd Wednesday of the month), from 7pm. Events page shows next date…
• Deud’O! monthly youth poetry for 11 – 18yr olds. 2023 workshops have kicked off again (Venue Cymru, Llandudno)
• Planning underway for 2024 Gwyl Ysgrifennu Môn – Anglesey’s annual Writing Festival. Tickets on sale via Eventbrite soon, or get in touch to be added to our ‘early-bird’ mailing list!

“crystalline imagery, linguistic textures, and musicality… a poetic landscape of rich, unique writing.”

Briony Collins, Editor, At-Bo & Cape

“brilliantly written… makes the reader feel an emotional (almost physical) response.”

David Hanson, Editor, New Writers

“unnerving and startling”

Grindstone Literary Novel Prize, 2021