About me

Katharine Pollock (PhD) is the author of Starry Eyed (Wakefield Press, August 2025) and Her Fidelity (Penguin Random House, 2022). Her latest novel, Starry Eyed, is the comedic story of a woman making bad choices thanks to her obsession with a cult sci-fi film director. Her debut novel, Her Fidelity, is a coming-of-age story set in an indie record shop. Both novels examine the fraught intersections of fandom and feminism.

 Her Fidelity was included in The Age’s Books That Made Their Mark list in 2022 and shortlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards in 2023. Katharine has been a writer-in-residence at KSP and Varuna, and speaks at writing festivals and events.

Katharine has contributed regularly to The Guardian, and has had short stories and personal essays published online and in print. She lives in Sydney and is represented by Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency.

Katharine works as an editor but has variously worked as a program manager, proofreader, high school English teacher, creative writing tutor, record shop salesperson, book shop salesperson, op shop salesperson, overpriced tea salesperson, PhD mentor, research assistant, admin assistant, dad joke cracker, and lifelong professional overthinker. When not writing or working, she can usually be found on the couch with her husband and their two guinea pigs, watching reruns of beloved 90s TV shows and snacking on vegan cheese.