Kate Mildenhall

"It is fate, damn destiny, that has its way with us."

Kate Mildenhall is a writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Skylarking, was named in Readings Top Ten Fiction Books of 2016 and longlisted for Best Debut Fiction in The Indie Book Awards 2017 and the 2017 Voss Literary Prize. Kate teaches creative writing to young writers and co-hosts The First Time, a podcast about the first time you publish a book. The Mother Fault is her second novel. Kate lives with her partner and two daughters in Hurstbridge, Victoria.

What books has Kate Mildenhall written?

Notable titles include Skylarking (her debut), The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect and To Stir with Love.

In what order should I read her books?

A straightforward approach is publication order: start with Skylarking (her debut) then The Mother Fault (her second novel). Other titles such as The Hummingbird Effect and To Stir with Love can be read after that; they are not dependent on one another.

What genre does she write?

She writes fiction, broadly in the contemporary literary/character-driven fiction space.

Has she received any awards or recognition?

Skylarking was named in Readings Top Ten Fiction Books of 2016 and was longlisted for Best Debut Fiction in The Indie Book Awards 2017 and for the 2017 Voss Literary Prize.