Kay Kerr is a Queensland-based author whose work explores disability, identity, and lived experience. Kay received a 2025 SAFE Grant in support of her novel, Thriving, Actually.
The grant supported the artist fees and an accessible writing retreat in Witta, QLD — where Kay could spend dedicated time and space at a pivotal stage in the project’s development.
“The allocated time and space to work on this project at such a pivotal point in my artistic career has been invaluable. My work has improved immensely and I am energised to be sending it off to its next stage,” Kay shared.
Thriving, Actually is now in its final stages, with submission to Kay’s literary agent and publisher planned for early 2026.