Kathryn Flett
journalist; author, Outstanding, Separate Lives and The Heart-Shaped Bullet

Kathryn’s career in journalism began in 1985 as staff writer on i-D magazine, moving to The Face as fashion and features editor in 1997. In 1992, she was appointed editor of the men’s style magazine Arena and launched its 100 per cent fashion offshoot title, Arena Hommes Plus. After winning a PPA award for ‘International Magazine of the Year’ for Arena, Kathryn moved to the Observer in 1995 as columnist and associate editor. In 1998, Kathryn became the paper’s restaurant critic and the following year was appointed TV critic. She left the Observer in 2010.

Kathryn has written three books: The Heart-Shaped Bullet (Picador 1999), Separate Lives (Quercus 2012) and Outstanding (2016). As a broadcaster she is best known as one of BBC2’s Grumpy Old Women. She remains a regular contributor on radio and TV and her work is included in several collections of journalism and criticism. From 2015-21 she was restaurant critic for the Sunday Telegraph.

In 2015 Kathryn received an honorary M.Litt degree from the University of Brighton ‘in recognition of her contribution to journalism and broadcasting.’ She lives with her partner and sons on the East Sussex coast.

Follow Kathryn on Twitter @kateflett

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