Kerri Shying
Kerri Shying is a poet of Wiradjuri and Chinese descent. They live with disability in Newcastle, NSW. They have been published in a variety of journals and anthologies including Cordite, Snap Journal, Verity La. She is the author of the bilingual poetry collections sing out when you want me, Elevensies and Knitting Mangrove Roots. Kerri received the Varuna Dr Eric Dark Flagship Fellowship in 2019 for her collection, Know Your Country, which was published by Puncher and Wattman. She has also been shortlisted for the Helen Anne Bell Prize and the Noel Rowe Prize. Kerri is the convenor of Write Up, a free arts/writing group for people living with disability.