[2] Her early work was published under the pseudonym Kate Flannery.

[3] De Goldi published her first collection of short stories like you, really[4] (1994) under the pseudonym Kate Flannery.

[2] De Goldi has been a full-time writer since 1997, and contributes to the New Zealand literature sector as a creative writing teacher (1999-2006 at the IIML),[5] a book-related broadcaster and radio commentator,[6] a participant of Writers in Schools,[2] and a chair for literary festivals in New Zealand[7] and internationally.

De Goldi is an Arts Foundation Laureate (named in 2001).

[5] De Goldi received the 2010 Michael King Fellowship to research and write an article about Susan Price.