About

Caitlin is a writer from Naarm (Melbourne) whose work blends comedy and pathos to explore themes of female subjectivity, identity, and the ethics of representation.

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, 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.

Caitlin is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on creative nonfiction as a way to document the lived experiences of women in cults and new religious movements. Specifically, on the Australian new‑age group known as The Family.

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.