Kathryn van Beek is one of the most intriguing voices in contemporary New Zealand literature. A graduate of Victoria University’s Institute of Modern Letters, Kathryn is the winner of the Mindfood Short Story Competition and the Headland Short Story Prize. She is also the momager of Aotearoa’s third most famous cat. Stories from Pet have been, or will be, published in The Sunday Star-Times, Takahē, Headland, Bonsai, Newsroom, The Valley Review, Geometry and Fresh Ink. The story The Nor’Wester was highly commended for The Sargeson Prize.