Kate Mildenhall

Kate Mildenhall is a writer and teacher. Her fourth and most recent novel is The Hiding Place. Kate lives on Wurundjeri country.

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Kate Mildenhall

Kate Mildenhall is the author of four novels – Skylarking (2016), The Mother Fault (2020) and The Hummingbird Effect (2023). The Hummingbird Effect was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA literary Fiction Book of the year. In 2024 she released her first children’s book TO STIR WITH LOVE illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards and the 2025 ABIA Children’s Book of the Year and Notable in the CBCA Book Awards for Early Readers. Her fourth novel is The Hiding Place.

For six years she co-hosted The First Time podcast interviewing hundreds of writers including Tim Winton, Helen Garner, Richard Flanagan, George Saunders & Charlotte Wood.

Kate lives on Wurundjeri lands in Hurstbridge with her partner and two children.

Currently, Kate is undertaking a PhD in creative practice at RMIT University. Her first picture book, To Stir With Love, came out in October 2024. She lives in Hurstbridge on Wurundjeri lands with her partner and two children.

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A blue book cover with a red, bare tree branch poking through the title "The Hiding Place" in gold, with the author's name in bold dark blue above.

The Hiding Place

Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

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