Kerry Sunderland is an Australian writer based in Aotearoa New Zealand. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Victoria University of Wellington (2017) and was joint winner of the 2018 Hachette Mentorship in Australia for her soon-to-be published memoir, Beyond the Blue Door.
Her personal essay, ‘Scared to Death’, which was published in Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety (Victoria University Press, 2018) deals with similar themes to Beyond the Blue Door. It is currently being adapted for the screen by Auckland-based producer David Jacobs and director Mia Maramara.