KT Major

About the work:

INT RUS IVE is a glimpse into the unbidden, innermost thoughts of a multilingual migrant when the veneers of Aussieness and polite society slip away. It explores the intersection of language, thought and identity, both conscious and unconscious, the physical and mental effort of being understood across cultures, and the grief of seeing their culture, identity and language fade away. 

About the artist:

Born in Singapore, KT Major is an emerging writer based in Dharawal Country. She writes crime fiction, literary fiction, essays and poetry. KT’s stories have won awards, including most recently the Resident’s Prize for Short Story in the 2023 Sutherland Shire Literary Competition, and the Everymind Award in Grieve 2024. A WestWords Academy alum, KT was awarded the 2024 WestWords-Varuna Emerging Writers’ Residency and longlisted for the 2024 Furphy Literary Award. She has been published in several anthologies, magazines and journals, including Grieve, Emergence by SBS, BAD Western Sydney, The Big Issue, Verandah, Splinter, Eucalypt: A Tanka Journal, and ZineWest.