Katrina Macdonald Roe

Katrina Macdonald Roe is a children’s author, book reviewer and media professional. Katrina writes inclusive stories that inspire kids to face real-life challenges with courage and kindness. Katrina worked in media for more than 25 years, hosted amorning radio show in Sydney and was the creator of two podcasts, The Hope Book Club and Australia’s Invisible History. Her first picture book, Marty’s Nut-Free party was Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year while Emily Eases her Wheezes was a CBCA Notable. In 2023, she won the Forevability Award for Same, and her unpublished manuscript of The Stolen Child won the published author section of the CYA competition. In her day job, Katrina works in marketing for a large regional library service and occasionally fills in on ABC Saturday Breakfast. She writes on Wiradjuri Country in Wagga Wagga where she lives with her family, three chickens and a sock-stealing dog called Toby Trouble.