Kat Kourbeti
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Kat Kourbeti

Writer & PodcasterLondon, United Kingdom
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Kat Kourbeti

Writer & PodcasterLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Kat is a writer and podcaster, sporting the most Canadian accent you've ever heard on a Greek person. Born in Belgrade, Serbia and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, she is now based in London where she runs Spectrum, the largest Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Group in the city, amid working in admin for the subsidised arts sector. Most recently, she has joined the team of science fiction magazine Strange Horizons as a podcast editor and producer.
Projects
  • Cinescapist TV
    Cinescapist TVA video blog made up of film reviews, interviews, discussions, and more.
Work history
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    Podcast EditorStrange Horizons
    London, United KingdomPart Time
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    National Theatre logo
    Box Office AssistantNational Theatre
    Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PX, UKPart Time
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Skills
  • Copywriting
  • Editing
  • Blogs
  • Wordpress
  • Proofreading
  • Photoshop
  • Social Media
  • Video and Digital Media Production
  • Podcast Production
Education
    Barbican Centre logo
    Barbican Centre logo
    Film ProgrammingBarbican Centre
     - London, United Kingdom
    As part of the Barbican Young Programmers, I learned about the process of programming film screenings, from one-offs to putting together an entire line-up for a film festival. The end result was the Focus Film Festival in March 2016, subtitled "Chronic Youth".
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    BA(Hons) Creative WritingBrunel University London
     - London, United Kingdom
    Focusing on long-form fiction writing, modules on the course included Writing Modern Fiction, Modernism, Women's Movement in Literature, Intro to Scriptwriting, Intro to Drama Writing, Poetry, and Journalism.
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Awards
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    Hugo Award Finalist for Best Semiprozine (Strange Horizons)World Science Fiction Society
    Nominated alongside the Strange Horizons editorial team in the Best Semiprozine category of the Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards body for the science fiction and fantasy field.
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    Shortlist: London Writers AwardsSpread The Word
    Shortlisted for the LWA 2019 with a novel-in-progress about a secret society of Swedish superheroes.