Cathleen Allyn Conway, PhD studied at Goldsmiths College, University of London; DePaul University and Northwestern University, Chicago; and Indiana University. She is a Gothicist and Sylvia Plath scholar who has presented her research in the US, UK, and mainland Europe.
She is the author of Bloofer (Broken Sleep Books, 2023), Nocturnes (Cherry Dress Chapbooks, 2023) American Ingénue (Broken Sleep Books, 2021), All the Twists of the Tongue (Grey Book Press, 2018) andStatic Cling(Dancing Girl Press, 2012). Her poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies in the UK, US, and Australia.
As a journalist, her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sun, the Financial Times, Bitch, the i paper, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Telegraph. She has extensive experience as a sub-editor and graphic designer on national news, business, finance and defence titles, as well as copyediting socioeconomic policy and PhD dissertations.
Cat is also a fully qualified teacher of secondary English and has taught KS3-KS5 in inner London secondaries and further education colleges, as well as poetry at Goldsmiths, University of London. Once upon a time, she also played bass and sang in a band called The Kissing Time.
Originally from Chicago, she lives in London with her partner and son. Find her on Twitter and Instagram@CatAllynC.