Kay Kerr is an author and journalist based on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Her new book, Might Cry Later, will be out December 30.
Hi there,
I am Kay Kerr—a freelance writer and author based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. My debut adult novel, Might Cry Later, will be out December 30 with Pan Macmillan. It is about late autism diagnosis, burning out, coming home, and finding yourself, no matter how messy the process. My narrative non-fiction book, Love & Autism, is out now with Pan Macmillan. It is an exploration and celebration of autistic lives, as well as a return to my journalistic roots.
My debut contemporary Young Adult novel Please Don’t Hug Me came out in 2020 with Text Publishing. I was writing my first draft of this book when I received my autism diagnosis. Autism and wider disability representation is something I am passionate about. My second YA novel Social Queue came out in 2021, and it is a romantic coming-of-age story with an autistic teenage girl at the heart of it.
Writing and publishing books is a dream come true, thanks to my brilliant literary agent Danielle Binks at Jacinta di Mase Management.
My work can also be found at The Guardian, SBS Voices, Lunch Lady, Peppermint Magazine, POPSUGAR, Organic Gardener, Daily Life, Broadsheet, ABC, and more. Read more of my work here.
For a media bio and high-resolution headshots, please go to my Press page.
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An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers
Edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case
An expansive anthology of creative non-fiction, memoir, graphic storytelling and more from a stellar line-up of Autistic gender-diverse and women writers.
Contributors include Fiona Wright, Sara Kian-Judge, CB Mako, Jess Ho, Kay Kerr, Khadija Gbla, Adele Dumont, Erin Riley, Shadia Hancock, Amanda Tink, Tash Agafonoff, Kai Ash, Anna Whateley and Kate Gordon.
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