Bio.

Kay Kerr is an autistic author and journalist from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Her latest book, Love & Autism, is out with Pan Macmillan now. Her debut novel Please Don’t Hug Me (2020) was shortlisted for Book of the Year for Older Children at the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) in 2021, and listed as a ‘Notable Book’ by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Her second YA novel, Social Queue, was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards and was a CBCA Notable book as well. New York Times best-selling novelist Helen Hoang called it “A perceptive, honest, and warmly captivating romantic comedy that touched my heart.”

Kay’s freelance writing has appeared in The Guardian, SBS Voices, Daily Life, Lunch Lady, POPSUGAR, Broadsheet, and Peppermint Magazine, amongst others. She writes about autistic representation, disability, parenting, pop culture, gardening, and feelings.

Prior to receiving her adult autism diagnosis, Kay worked as a community newspaper reporter and editor in Brisbane.