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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Secrets Between Friends: Kate Mildenhall and Holly Wainwright
DATE March 28 TIME 1:00 pm WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X321 Book nowThe Thrill of It: Samuel Elliott, Zeynab Gamieldien, and Kate Mildenhall
DATE March 29 TIME 11:30 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X207 Book nowBY THE ARTIST
