Katie Khan
Writing Coach
Katie Khan is the author of two speculative fiction novels, Hold Back the Stars and The Light Between Us, published by Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster and in 22 languages across the world. Her debut, Hold Back the Stars, was a finalist for the Romantic Novel Awards and shortlisted for the Brave New Words Award. It is being adapted for film at Lionsgate. Katie worked as Head of Digital at Paramount Pictures and in production at Warner Bros on the Fantastic Beasts and DC Comics film franchises. Her experience includes the BBC, Channel 4, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Lionsgate, Picturehouse Cinemas, BAFTA, Ben & Jerry’s, and Coca-Cola. Katie was named in the 40 under 40 working in European cinema at CineEurope, in the Drum’s Social Buzz Top 50 most influential people in social media marketing, and as a rising star by the Media Eye. Katie has a MusB (Hons) in Classical Music from the University of Manchester.

Katie Khan’s first novel, Hold Back the Stars, has been translated into 20 languages. It was a finalist for the Romantic Novel Awards and shortlisted for Brave New Words, which celebrates originality in genre writing. A film of Hold Back the Stars is in the works at Lionsgate from the producers of Stranger Things.
Katie’s second novel, The Light Between Us, was published by Penguin Random House and is a story of unrequited love and time travel.
Katie Khan worked in film and television for 13 years, including four years as Head of Digital at Paramount Pictures, before joining Warner Bros in 2017 to work on a magical, globally renowned British film franchise.
If you’re writing speculative fiction, or a story set in our world with, perhaps, one impossible thing made possible, you’ll find Katie an imaginative and exciting tutor.
Katie’s Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Speculative Fiction
‘I spent three years writing at midnight. There are no shortcuts!’