About

Caitlin is a writer from Naarm (Melbourne) whose work explores identity, subjectivity, and forgotten histories.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Film and Television in 2017, she spent some time in Los Angeles producing independent films and writing screenplays. Her 60-minute T.V. pilot, Welcome to Willows Creek, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Hollywood C&F Screenwriting Competition.

Her writing has since appeared in The Conversation, TEXT Journal, ArtsHub, The Blue Nib Literary Magazine, Intrepid Times, Style Magazine, and other publications. Her stand‑up comedy reviews received high praise during the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where she was awarded the Funny Tonne Award.

Currently, Caitlin is undertaking a PhD at The University of Sydney. Her practice-led research takes the form of creative nonfiction and documents the lived experiences of women in new religious movements. She has presented this research at local and international conferences. You can explore more about her academic work on ORCID.

She has also worked as an editor for Deakin University’s Wordly Magazine and served as a Guest Poetry Editor for the University of Newcastle’s postgraduate journal SWAMP.