I have done a few online gigs during the pandemic, most of them being class visits (hello to any of those students who might be reading this: students at Kew High School and T Cooper’s fiction-writing students at Emory University 👋🏽). I miss in-person appearances and the immediacy of the audience response, but something that has been good about...
Read MoreNov 4: Reading for the Toronto launch of Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)
Coming in November, I’ll be reading for the Toronto launch of Hazel Jane Plante’s Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian). Also reading will be Trish Salah and, of course, Hazel Jane Plante.
Read MoreSept 28: Panel for JLF Toronto
On Friday Sept 28 at 5:30pm, I’ll be on a panel with Farzana Doctor, Gwen Benaway, and Shree Paradkar (who will be moderating) for the inaugural year of JLF Toronto, a Toronto edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival. The event takes place in the Young Centre (50 Tank House Lane—it’s in the Distillery Historic District), in the Tank House...
Read MoreCrosstown Arts residency update and Jul 23: PechaKucha talk
Since June 3, I’ve been on an artist residency at Crosstown Arts in Memphis (a fantastic residency program; applications for 2020 close today!). While here, I’ve been doing a major revision (including a restructure) of the penultimate chapter of my novel-in-progress. The revision has been going well, in many ways better than I had anticipated....
Read MoreMay 6: Reading for the Toronto launch of This One Looks Like A Boy
I haven’t been doing many readings lately but I have one coming up on Monday May 6. Vancouver writer Lorimer Shenher’s memoir This One Looks Like A Boy: My Gender Journey to Life As A Man is being launched as part of Proust & Company, the reading series run by Glad Day Bookshop. Confirmed performers at the event are poet and author Gwen...
Read MoreMay 29: Reading for Squirt: A Queer Lit Erotica Cabaret (and Other Secreted Genres)
It has been such a long time since I’ve read any erotic work but soon, I’ll be reading a special excerpt 💦 from my novel in progress that I’ve never had the chance to read before. Here are the details of this next reading, as drawn from the associated Facebook event: Squirt: A Queer Lit Erotica Cabaret (and Other Secreted Genres) Tuesday...
Read MoreMay 8: Talk on Tom of Finland at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Last week, I gave a talk on Tom of Finland at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), in conjunction with the exhibition Tom House: The Work and Life of Tom of Finland. I spoke on a day of significance for appreciators of Tom of Finland: May 8th, the date of Tom’s birthday (now known as Tom of Finland Day). Tom would have been 98 years old. My...
Read MoreApr 6: Reading in NYC
Coming up on Friday April 6, I’ll be reading from my novel-in-progress, as part of a line-up of Australian writers for a reading in New York. The reading is part of the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies 2018 Conference, but is open to the public: Readings by Australian writers Friday Apr 6, 7:00-9:00pm Molasses Bookstore 770 Hart...
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