Kat Hill

Kat is an academic, writer and researcher interested in questions of culture, community, place and environment. She is a Senior Lecturer in History at Birkbeck College in London but lives in Somerset. Her work on diverse topics from material culture to religious communities has appeared in various journals and books, and she has been awarded several fellowships and grants.

Kat's first book BOTHY: IN SEARCH OF SIMPLE SHELTER is published by William Collins, and was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024.