Caitlin Devlin studied English and Creative Writing at Warwick University before graduating to work in music and theatre journalism. As a teenager, she started writing novels as Christmas presents for her younger sister and brother. Her work has been recognised by competitions such as the Iggy Litro Young Writers award, the Flash500 short story competition, the Exeter Writers short story competition and, in the music world, by the UK Song Writing Contest. She is also a performed playwright. Her debut adult novel, The Real Deal, was published by Lake Union in February 2024. It was followed by another stand-alone adult novel, Born for This, in 2025. Her YA debut, A Song I Wrote for Charlotte will be published in spring 2026 by HarperFire, with the second stand-alone novel to follow in spring 2027.





