Kai Ash (he/him) is a writer from Yuggera country (Brisbane region, QLD). His work has been shortlisted in The Ampersand Prize, Adaptable, Lane Cove Literary Awards and Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards, and he was a mentee in the ASA/CA Award Mentorship Program. Kai has lived in many different places in and outside of Australia, including New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Czechia and the Palestinian Territories. He has degrees in psychology, law and gender and cultural studies.
Tha Kai Ash (e/esan) na sgrìobhadair. ‘S ann à dùthaich Yuggera (Brisbane, Astràilia) a the e, ach tha air fuireach ann an iomadh diofair àite mar Sealainn Nuadh, Alba, An Spàinn, An t-Seic agus Ranntairean Palastaineach. Tha na sgrìobhaidhean aige air a bhith air a’ gheàrr-liosta airson The Ampersand Prize, Adaptable, Lane Cove Literary Awards agus Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards, agus bha e pàirt dhen ASA/CA Award Mentorship Program. Tha ceuman aige ann an lagh, inntinn-eòlas agus eòlas gnè is cultarach.
Chan eil ach beagan Gàidhlig aige ach bidh e ga cleachdadh nuair as urrain dha air sgàth ’s gu bheil “nas fheàrr Gàidhlig bhriste na Gàidhlig sa chiste.” ’S ann leis fhèin a tha mearachd sam bith sa Ghàidhlig air an làrach-lìn seo.