Kayt (Lackie) Burgess

Kayt (Lackie) Burgess (they/she) is a writer, educator, musician, and researcher in multimodal storytelling. Their novel Heidegger Stairwell won the infamous 3 Day Novel Contest and was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for Fiction. Motel Pictures's feature film adaptation We Forgot to Break Up premiered at the 2024 London BFI Flare festival.  Kayt’s second novel Connection at Newcombe was published in 2021 by Latitude 46 Publishing. They create short fiction, poetry, drama, and popular song forms, as well as community story arts projects and experimental post-digital immersive experiences. This includes writing for the hit augmented reality game, Zombies, Run!

Kayt is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. They hold degrees from Western University and the University of Auckland, among others, as well as a PhD in digital creative writing (multimodal storytelling) from Bath Spa University. 

In addition to writing, Kayt runs a private music studio in Elliot Lake, Ontario (Robinson-Huron Treaty 61 territory). 

For more information: Kayt.ca