Catherine Shonack is a playwright and poet from Los Angeles, California. She has an MLitt in Playwriting and Dramaturgy from the University of Glasgow and a BA in Government and History from Georgetown University. Her poetry chapbook, breakup notes from a love story i made up in my head, was published by Bottlecap Press (July 2025) and was awared the Voyages of Verses Book Award by OneTribune. Her poems have been featured on the Kirkstall Poetry Trail and published in Ink Sweat & Tears and Abundance Literary Magazine. Her work is forthcoming in Limelight. Her radio play "How to Drive in the Dark" was performed at ChapelFM as part of their Writing on Air Festival in 2024.