Kate’s script-writing career began with a short film about a female getaway driver, THE FISHDANCE KID, which was shown as part of the London Film Festival’s Best of UK Shorts. She used her son’s nap times to write a novel CURSED LOVE BLUES about a misunderstood goddess, which got to number one on Amazon Hot New Releases for all of two minutes in 2017. She has also written a stage play, DEAF FRETS, about the problems of pretending to be someone you’re not. Her blog about being a deaf writer can be found at www.katemagwickens.com

Since beginning her journey into television writing, her first drama spec script was optioned by LA Productions in 2019 and she was one of 8 commissioned writers for Series 5 of BBC3’s THE BREAK in 2020. She graduated from the BBC Writers’ Access Group in 2021 and in 2023 she joined BBC Studios Kids and Family as their Creator in Residence. She also helped develop a BBC Ignite animation series for deaf preschoolers in 2025.

She is currently developing an original series with See-Saw Films along with a children’s series with Philip Dodds and Flashing Lights Media for BBC Children’s. As a writer, she has a fondness for building memorable characters, subverting expectations and honing in on the small funny quirks that make us human.