Kathryn Lupin
Queer author writing queer Happy Ever Afters
Born and raised in the Black Country, Kathryn Lupin is a romance author, who loves to write queer people falling in love in her beloved adopted city of Birmingham.
She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German Studies. By day, she is a Delivery Manager, looking after multiple software projects, and by night, she gives talks on Agile methodologies and management.
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She is currently querying her first novel 'Let's Say We Did', while working on her second novel 'If It Was You', as well as a number of short stories.
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When she's not writing or reading, you can find her sewing, volunteering at a local History club and spending time with her spouse and their dog.
Fun, frothy, feel-good, with fantastic chemistry between the characters
(Re)Presenting Romance judges about 'Let's Say We Did'
Publications
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING SWEET
Forward anthology (2024)
'Something Old, Something Sweet' was commissioned for the 25th anniversary anthology for the Birmingham Literature Festival.
Highly impressive [with] huge potential
Penguin Michael Joseph judges about 'If It was You'
Awards
Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize
Longlist
2024
Kathryn was longlisted for the Penguin Michael Joseph prize for Undiscovered Writers, with her second novel 'If It Was You'
Room 204 Writer Development Programme
2024/2025 cohort
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Kathryn was selected as a member of the 2024/2025 cohort of the Room 204 Writer Development programme, run by Writing West Midlands
Grow Your Story
with Hachette Pride
Shortlist
2024
Kathryn was shortlisted for the Grow Your Story with Hachette Pride development scheme, with an extract from her second novel 'If It Was You'
(Re)Presenting Romance
Runner up
2022
Kathryn was selected as one of two runner ups for the inaugral (Re)Presenting Romance mentor scheme, with her first novel 'Let's Say We Did'. The judges included Talia Hibbert, Sareeta Domingo and Lindsey Kelk