About Katie Khan
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Katie Khan is a writer from London whose first novel, Hold Back the Stars, was translated into more than twenty languages and is being adapted for film by the producers of Stranger Things. The novel was a finalist for the Romantic Novel Awards and shortlisted for Brave New Words, which celebrates originality in genre writing. Hold Back the Stars is about a young couple falling in space with only 90 minutes of air remaining, intercut with their love story on a utopian Earth. Katie’s second novel, The Light Between Us, was published in 2018: a story of unrequited love and female friendship – and time travel.
Katie is represented by literary agent Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment, and for film by Howie Sanders at Anonymous Content.
Photography by Sharron Gibson
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I live in London with a rescue cat called Artie Flufkin, named after Artie Fufkin in Spinal Tap.
I love to read and you can see some of my favourite novels of all time and books that inspire me on bookshop.org.
I’m Creative Director at The Novelry, the worldwide online writing school. If you’re tackling speculative fiction and would like to be mentored by me, get in touch. We have writing coaches and professional editors across all genres of fiction to support you while you write your novel!
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I worked in film and television for 15 years, including 4 years as Head of Digital at Paramount Pictures, and 5 years at Warner Bros. in film production on Fantastic Beasts and DC films. See my IMDB page here.
Named in the 40 under 40 working in European cinema at CineEurope, and The Drum's top 50 most influential people in social media marketing in the UK, I was also selected as a rising star by the Media Eye.
I’ve worked at the BBC, Channel 4, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and an agency stint writing editorial for brands including Ben & Jerry’s and Coca-Cola. I’ve written copy and run campaigns for Universal Pictures, Studiocanal, Lionsgate, Picturehouse Cinemas and BAFTA.
