Kay Kerr is an autistic freelance writer and YA author from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. PLEASE DON'T HUG ME is Kay's first book, and was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) Book of the Year for Older Readers. It was also a Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2021 Notable Book for Older Readers. Her second novel, SOCIAL QUEUE, is out in October with Text Publishing. It is a YA romance with an autistic girl at the heart of it.