Kathryn did the famous creative writing MA at UEA Norwich and has won numerous awards including the Eric Gregory Award in 2002 and the Forward Prize for the best first collection in 2008. Her poem Suburban Love Song is from her first collection, Sunday at the Skin Launderette. Her second collection is The Visitations. Both are published by Seren. She is also the author of a novel, Love and Fallout, and parts of the story are set in Hertfordshire.