Australian writer of books for younger readers, young adults, verse novels and poetry.

Catherine Bateson is a poet and writer for young adults and younger readers.

She lives in Kallista with her husband, a rescue dog called Winter,  a wide assortment of tropical fish and whichever children have moved back home as well as her octogenarian mother.

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  • Writing to save your life

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    I first read Jane Gardam’s short stories, way back when in my early twenties – such a long time ago now! I was so impressed with the edginess behind the quietly deft writing. She was funny. She was surreal. She knew people and loved their optimism, their sadness and their many flaws. She was endlessly […]

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  • Women and children first…

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    I’ve been on a Kate Atkinson binge. This is the result of investing in a rowing machine. I can only row for the necessary 25-30 minutes while listening to crime novels. Enter Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series. I’m now on the fifth book, Big Sky – fortunately there is a sixth, so my exercise regime […]

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