Kate Foster

Kate Foster (born ) is a Scottish writer. She was a journalist for 25 years before publishing her first novel at the age of 48.

Foster won the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect award in 2020 (when the festival took place online). Her first novel, The Maiden, won her the 2023 Scottish Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction. Foster describes it as "a feminist retelling of a 17th century Edinburgh murder",

Her second novel, The King's Witches, was included by The Herald in "the 10 best new historical fictions" in May 2024. It is set in the context of Anne of Denmark's betrothal to James VI and the North Berwick witch trials of 1590. It was reported that the 2025 title was to be The Reawakening, but Foster said in June 2024 that it will be The Mourning Necklace.

Personal life Foster grew up in Corstorphine,

She has said that she enjoys reading crime, historical and modern fiction, singling out Sarah Perry, Hannah Kent, Sarah Waters, and City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop.