Kate Beales

Kate Beales is a British writer, theatre-maker, and facilitator whose debut novel, Broken Horses, was published by Linen Press in 2025, fulfilling at 60 a lifelong ambition to become a published novelist; set in 1920s Patagonia and inspired by the real workers' uprising La Patagonia Rebelde, it was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award. She began her theatrical career at Germany's National Theatre before touring internationally with the English Shakespeare Company, and has since led theatre and storytelling projects worldwide with refugees, veterans, and communities in transition, taught at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and worked as a mediator and conflict coach. Today she leads storytelling initiatives for veterans with The Drive Project, works with refugees through Routes for Women, and teaches storytelling to business leaders internationally.

Kate Beales adalah seorang penulis, teatermaker, dan fasilitator asal Inggris yang novel debutnya, Broken Horses, diterbitkan oleh Linen Press pada tahun 2025, mewujudkan impian seumur hidupnya untuk menjadi novelis pada usia 60 tahun; berlatar Patagonia era 1920-an dan terinspirasi dari pemberontakan buruh nyata La Patagonia Rebelde, novel ini masuk dalam daftar pendek (shortlist) Eric Hoffer Award. Ia memulai kariernya di dunia teater di Teater Nasional Jerman sebelum melakukan tur internasional bersama English Shakespeare Company, dan sejak itu memimpin berbagai proyek teater dan storytelling di seluruh dunia bersama para pengungsi, veteran, dan komunitas dalam masa transisi, mengajar di Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, serta bekerja sebagai mediator dan pelatih resolusi konflik. Kini, ia memimpin inisiatif storytelling untuk para veteran bersama The Drive Project, bekerja bersama para pengungsi melalui Routes for Women, dan mengajar storytelling kepada para pemimpin bisnis di berbagai negara.