Dr Jessica Kirkness is the author of The House With All The Lights On, a memoir about growing up with two Deaf grandparents.
She has a PhD in the fields of Life Writing and Disability Studies, and teaches nonfiction writing at Macquarie University. Her writing has been shortlisted for various prizes such as The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, The Peter Blazey Fellowship, and the Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship.
Jessica's work has been published in Meanjin, The Guardian, Women's Agenda, and The Conversation as well as academic journals.
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