NEWS & RECENT WHATSITS
March 9/18 -- I got to interview director Greg Berlanti and actor Keiynan Lonsdale about their new film Love, Simon for them., which was pretty much a dream come true! Check out our conversation about the film, coming out, and queer representation. February 11/18 -- It was a total blessing to be interviewed by Elee Kraljii Gardiner about REVERB for Canadian Women in the Literary Arts alongside the best of them, Leah Horlick. December 25/17 -- I've had a lot of feelings about George Michael's passing in the last year and got to share some of those today on them., a platform that I respect so much! Check out "A Year Without George Michael, My First Queer Hero" if you've been having some feelings too. December 20/17 -- What a delight to do this Interview with a Queer Reader for Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian's blog! Read on for my queer lit history and recommendations. |
ABOUT ME
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I'm a writer, facilitator, and collective organizer living on Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh land in Vancouver, where I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. I write poetry, non-fiction, and fiction for kiddos and teens.
I'm also one half of the organizing team behind REVERB: A Queer Reading Series, which delivered (ir)regular shows for five years featuring emerging and established queer writers, with a focus on transforming dominant narratives about whose stories matter. If you want, you can find out more about me here. |
WRITING
Sometimes I write stuff! My work has appeared in them., The Maynard, Plenitude Magazine, Matrix, SAD Mag and a bunch of other awesome literary journals. I have a poem in the anthology The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care.
I'm currently working on a young adult novel about gender, Italian grandparents and the performing arts, which are things I know a little bit about. We'll see what happens!
To read some of my work and find out more about my writing, go here.
I'm currently working on a young adult novel about gender, Italian grandparents and the performing arts, which are things I know a little bit about. We'll see what happens!
To read some of my work and find out more about my writing, go here.
TEACHING
As a facilitator and writing teacher, I've worked with youth in high schools and university; mentored writers of all ages through Booming Ground, an online mentorship program; and delivered workshops on embodied poetics, collective living, and queerness and gender in young adult fiction.
The best feedback about my teaching I've ever gotten was from a teenager who said, "I didn't know writing could be like that!" Also, two different times an entire high school class made me a card with a drawing of my face on it. Who needs selfies when you have students?
If you want to learn more about my teaching experience or see what workshops I'm offering, take a look here.
The best feedback about my teaching I've ever gotten was from a teenager who said, "I didn't know writing could be like that!" Also, two different times an entire high school class made me a card with a drawing of my face on it. Who needs selfies when you have students?
If you want to learn more about my teaching experience or see what workshops I'm offering, take a look here.
