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Laura Kay

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Laura Kay
Born1989 (age 36–37)
EducationUniversity of Sheffield

Laura Kay (born 1989) is an English writer, journalist and editor. Her debut novel The Split, reached the longlist for the Polari Prize. She has written for Diva Magazine, The Guardian, and Stylist.[1]

Kay went to college in Sheffield where she gained a Masters degree in History.[2] She is based in London.[3] Kay was selected in 2018 for Penguin's PRH WriteNow scheme where she worked on her first novel. She writes about queer characters in part because she herself identifies as queer.[4][5]

Bibliography

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  • Making it, 2024 Vintage

References

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  1. ^ "Laura Kay". Incredible books from Quercus Books. 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Laura Kay". Curtis Brown Creative.
  3. ^ "Author Laura Kay: 'The character who most resembles me? Succession's Kendall Roy'". The i Paper. 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ Stewart, Hadley (16 May 2022). "Laura Kay tells us everything about a queer therapist from Brighton". Vada Magazine.
  5. ^ "Laura Kay". Penguin Random House.