Kit Kavanagh-Ryan

Librarian, Cat wrangler, and Writer in Melbourne, Australia

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I am a librarian, academic and queercrip poet interested in cripping your kidlit. I hold PhD from Deakin University, and a Master of Information Management from RMIT Univeristy. My research specialises in children’s fiction, disability and secondary worlds.

My poetry and essays are published in Australian Literary Studies; Kill Your Darlings; Growing Up Disabled in Australia; Australian Poetry Journal,and Cordite. I lecture in young adult and children’s literature at Charles Sturt University and the University of New England.

  • Education
    • Deakin University, Melbourne
    • RMIT University
    • University of Melbourne