Kate Wakeling

Authors / Translator

A poet and musicologist. Her debut poetry collection for children, Moon Juice, won the CLiPPA in 2017 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. A pamphlet of her poetry for adults, The Rainbow Faults, is published by The Rialto. Kate studied music at Cambridge University and holds a PhD in Balinese gamelan music from SOAS. She is writer- in-residence with Aurora Orchestra.

Books — or in Translation(s)/Editing(s)

Na Willa and the House in the Alley, by Reda Gaudiamo

The Adventures of Na Willa, by Reda Gaudiamo

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