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Jordi presenting on stage.
(L-R) Rebecca Lim, Jordi Kerr, Jessica Walton, and Ellen van Neerven at the Melbourne Writers Festival.
Book reviews and literature advocacy
I just can't stop talking about books. I've written reviews, articles, and essays for a range of print and online media outlets including Archer magazine, Books+Publishing, Kill Your Darlings, Viewpoint, and Crikey.
I've chatted about YA literature on ABC Radio National (Books and Arts), JoyFM (SciFi and Squeam), and at the Digital Writers' Festival. I've moderated panel discussions, refereed debates, and interviewed authors at Sydney Writers’ Festival, Melbourne Writers Festival, Australia's Reading Matters conference, and the National Young Writers' Festival.
I've also worked as a judge for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award (Writing for Young Adults category, 2018), the Aurealis Awards (children’s fiction category, 2014), and the Melbourne Library Service's Young Writers Award (2015 & 2016).
Cover of the YA anthology 'Meet Me at the Intersection'.
creative writing
My short story 'Sheer Fortune' is part of the YA anthology Meet Me at the Intersection (Fremantle Press).
My current work-in-progress is a YA manuscript that explores queer identities, authenticity in the face of social norms, and activism as a method of social change. This project has previously been supported by a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship.
My creative non-fiction can be found in the printed anthologies Materiality: Precious; Crank: Issue One and Story To...: Issue One. I also have a number of zines loose in the ether of ephemera.
'In a delightful piece, Jordi Kerr relates how J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings gave [them] the strength to be [themself].' - Arts Hub
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