Media

Cover Story! Peninsula Essence Magazine, May 2025

Heidi was thrilled to be featured as the cover story in Peninsula Essence Magazine! 

An online version is available to read here.

On Stage @ Generation Women! April 2025

Heidi was on stage at Generation Women where she shared an original story on the theme “Failing Forward: Stories About Mistakes”. Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s and her 70s+.

Highly Commended! The Louie Award 2025

Heidi's story "Exposed" was highly commended in The Louie Award for fast crime fiction. Head over to The Australian Crime Writers Association for all the details and to read Heidi's winning story. 

Finalist! ARRA Awards 2024

Each year the Australian Romance Readers Association holds awards for the best romance books. The awards recognise favourite romance fiction for the previous year as chosen by ARRA members. “12 Tropes of Christmas” (featuring Heidi's story "Ho Ho Whoa") was the runner up in the 2024 awards for the Favourite Anthology category. 

Second Prize! Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2024

Heidi's story Heel and Toad won the Simon & Schuster award for 2nd place in the 2024 Scarlet Stiletto Awards, a crime and mystery writing competition run by Sisters in Crime. You can read a free copy of Heidi's story by signing up to her newsletter. 

Recent podcast and radio appearances:

The Genre Fiction Podcast, October 2024, Heidi Catherine and Anne Freeman chat to Jack Roney and Harry Colfer about how anthologies can boost an author’s profile.

Ask the Author Podcast, September 2024, Heidi Catherine joined Anne Freeman and Sharyn Swanepoel to talk to Jodi Gibson to talk about why anthologies are great for authors. 

The Indie Book Nook, September 2024, Heidi Catherine and Tamar Sloan joined Sally Altass to talk about their co-written books and writing process. 

Take Me To Your Reader, Joy Media Radio Interview, July 2024, Heidi Catherine and Savannah Blaize discuss how they became writers and why they chose to self-publish.

Favourite reviews:

Jessica Belmont, review of The Whisperers of Evernow

Mai's Musings, review of The Whisperers of Evernow

Everywhere and Nowhere, review of The Whisperers of Evernow

KT Robson, review of The Whisperers of Evernow

The Northern Witch's Book Blog, review of The Whisperers of Evernow

Desert Rose Reviews, review of The Soulweaver

The Indie Book Nook, review of Harvest Day, The Sovereign Code

Jeanz Book Read N Review, review of Conquer the Thaw, The Thaw Chronicles

JR's Book Reviews, review of Rising, The Thaw Chronicles

Joey Paul Online, review of Elemental Games 

Finalist! RONE Awards 2020

The Whisperers of Evernow by Heidi Catherine was a finalist in the RONE Awards in the fantasy category after being awarded a Crowned Heart of Excellence review, InD'tale Magazine

Interviews: 

Many Books talks to Heidi Catherine about her bestselling series, The Thaw Chronicles

Australian Women Writers, Sunday Spotlight, interview with Heidi Catherine about The Soulweaver series

Damian Vargas Fiction, interview with Heidi Catherine 

Broad Thoughts From A Home - guest post by Heidi Catherine about our fascination with predicting the future

T.E. Taylor's Blog - Guest post by Heidi Catherine about reincarnation 

Rose McClelland, interview with Heidi Catherine about The Soulweaver 

Jennifer C Wilson Blog, interview with Heidi Catherine about the importance of settings

Cristina Hodgson, Q&A with Heidi Catherine

Katy’s Writing Coffee Shop, interview with Heidi Catherine 

Isabella May Blog post and excerpt by Heidi Catherine on near death experiences

Tessa Robertson, Q&A with Heidi Catherine

Ann Marie Ormsby, interview with Heidi Catherine