Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Alex Leslie, and Hasan Namir will give short readings of their work and discuss their experiences as writers who work across genres, including creative non-fiction, new media, poetry, children’s literature, the short story, and the novel.

Moderator: LGBTQIA2S+ Curator Jen Currin

Readers: Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Wrist (Kegedonce Press) | Hasan Namir, Banana Dream (Holiday House, Neal Porter Books) | Alex Leslie, Vancouver for Beginners (Book*hug Press)

Join four dynamic queer poets for short readings and a discussion about the craft of writing poetry.

Moderator: Guest LGBTQIA2S+ Curator Jen Currin

Readers: kitchen mckeown, i need not be good (Rahila’s Ghost Press) | David Ly, Dream of Me as Water (Palimpsest Press) | Jane Shi, echolalia echolalia (Brick Books) | Kayla Czaga, Midway (House of Anansi Press)