I’ve been spending the last two months or so doing an artist residency in the town of Taos, New Mexico. I feel very lucky to have been given this opportunity – a fellowship from The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. During my time here, I’ve been working on my novel. While working here in Taos, I’ve been thinking about such...
Read More(Australia only) A callout to transgender writers and writers with intersex variations
Update on 20 November: This callout, as it was written below, was originally for transgender writers. I had wondered whether the list should include both transgender writers and writers with intersex variations, but had been wary of contributing to the conflation of trans and intersex issues that is already pervasive. However, today’s media...
Read More9-12 Oct: Appearing at the 2014 literASIAN festival in Vancouver
Coming up soon, I’ll be going to Vancouver to appear at the 2014 literASIAN festival. Presented by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW), literASIAN is ACWW’s celebration of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing. This year’s festival runs from 9-12 October. The festival’s main venue is the UBC Learning Exchange, which is in the...
Read MoreFour questions on writing
I was recently tagged by Vivek Shraya, a fellow Arsenal Pulp Press author, for a writer-related “blog hop” (he also tagged another fellow Arsenal Pulp Press author, Amber Dawn). In a nutshell, each writer answers 4 set questions on writing which they post on their website and they tag two other writers to continue the chain of responses. What...
Read More2015 Sister Spit tour: Now taking bookings
[Note: Some months after this post was written, the east coast leg of the Sister Spit tour was cancelled. However, I was invited on the west coast tour leg. Read my later blog post for the tour details!] I’ve been invited on the 2015 Sister Spit: Next Generation tour for the US East Coast! Co-founded by author and curator Michelle Tea and film-maker...
Read MoreReadings in August and September
Coming up in August and September, I have more readings scheduled. In a nutshell, it’s looking like this: August and September readings Click a link to go straight to the details: 5 August: Reading at Tuesday Night Café in LA 31 August: Reading at Sumarr Reading Series in LA 3 Sept: Reading at University of Southern California in LA 6 Sept: Reading...
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