Katherine Buchanan is an Australian poet, children’s writer and artist. Her work is inspired by the landscape and environment, as well as global environmental issues.Katherine’s first collection, ‘Leylines’, was published in 2019 by Ginninderra Press. Her second collection, ‘Sanctuary’, was completed during her writers’ residency at Varuna: The Writers House in Katoomba, NSW. Katherine completed her Bachelor of Writing (Creative Writing) with the University of Canberra. During her studies, she won both the Writers Encouragement award, sponsored by the Children’s Book Council of Australia ACT Branch, and the Little People’s Choice award, which was judged by Year 4 primary school students during the University of Canberra’s Get Real ’07: Children’s Book Exhibition.

In addition to her writing, Katherine is a visual artist, exhibiting with the Artists’ Society of Canberra (ASOC), the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), and in several group and solo exhibitions. Her work was also shortlisted for the inaugural Harden-Murrumburrah Landscape Art Prize. More recently, Katherine was granted a month-long Artist-In-Residence in Oatlands Tasmania, which culminated in a solo exhibition.

At Cove Park, Katherine will aim to complete her third collection of poetry while immersed in the Scottish landscape.