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Caitlin is a writer from Naarm (Melbourne) whose fiction blends comedy and pathos to explore themes of female subjectivity, identity, and subversion; while her articles and reviews focus on current events, the arts, and pop-culture.
Her love for storytelling began while undertaking a Bachelor of Film and Television, where she wrote and directed several short films. After graduating, she spent some time in Los Angeles producing independent films and writing screenplays. In 2019, her 60-minute T.V. pilot, ‘Welcome to Willows Creek’, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Hollywood C&F Screenwriting Competition.
Her writing has been published in Australia’s Style Magazine, ArtsHub, Lip Mag, The Blue Nib Literary Magazine, Intrepid Times, among others. Her stand-up comedy reviews were highly praised at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, taking home the Funny Tonne Award.
Currently, Caitlin is undertaking a PhD at the University of Sydney. This research focuses on the lived experiences of women in cults and new religious movements through autoethnographic practices.
She is an ongoing editor for Louder and has also worked for Deakin University’s Wordly Magazine and contributed as a poetry guest editor for The University of Newcastle's postgrad journal SWAMP.
Please find a selection of my writing below
Short Fiction
‘Mettle’ published in The Blue Nib Literary Magazine (2020)
‘The Colour of Hunger’ published in Word Express Anthology (2010)
Articles & Essays
‘Sex-crazed or sexually free: can a feminist wear Playboy?’ published in Lip Magazine
'Box office flop, “Coronavirus” causes the Australian screen industry to crumble’ published in LOUDER Magazine
‘Saved by Study During Syrian Warfare’ published in WORDLY Magazine
‘Beyond Bollywood’ published in Intrepid Times
‘What it’s really like moving to LA from Australia’ published in Style Magazine Australia
‘Best things to see in Death Valley National Park’ published in Go World Travel
‘How to best explore Yosemite National Park over a long weekend’ published in Wanderful
Reviews
Osher Günsberg, ‘NTNNNNN' at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – LOUDER Magazine (2024)
Elouise Eftos, ‘Australia’s First Attractive Comedian’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – LOUDER Magazine (2024)
Annie Boyle, ‘Annie Are You Ok?’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – LOUDER Magazine (2024)
Lizzy Hoo, ‘Hoo’s That Girl’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – LOUDER Magazine (2024)
‘Tight Mums, Loose Units’ at Melbourne Fringe Festival – ArtsHub (2023)
Christina Aguilera, Live in Concert – ArtsHub (2023)
Mushroom 50 Live Concert at Rod Laver Arena – ArtsHub (2023)
Future. Joy. Club. – ArtsHub (2023)
Anthony Locascio, ‘Don’t Call Me a Wog!’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – ArtsHub (2022)
Damian Callinan, ‘Double Feature’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – ArtsHub (2022)
'A Postmodern Metamorphosis: ‘Look Who’s Morphing’ by Tom Cho – LOUDER Magazine
Woman at War (2018), film review – LOUDER Magazine (2021)
The Lighthouse (2019), film review – MQM (2019)
Screenplays
‘Steal, Kill, and Destroy’ (2022), 20-Min Short Film, Story Editor
‘The Zenosyne Hotel’ (2021), 20-Min Short Film, Story Editor
Official Selection Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
Official Selection New York Indie Shorts Awards
‘Welcome to Willows Creek’ (2019) (Unpublished), 60-Min T.V Pilot, Writer
Grand Jury Prize Winner, HCF Screenplay Competition
Official Selection Oaxaca FilmFest Global Script Challenge
‘Fallen Angel’ (2019), 10-Min Short Film, Co-Writer
‘Grey Area’ by TeePee Studios (2018), Animated T.V Series, Story Editor
‘Turn To’ (2018), Short Film, Writer
Official Selection Ipswich Youth Film Festival
‘Death’s a Drag’ (2016), 7-Min Short Film, Writer
Official Selection La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, 2017
Official Selection Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival, 2017