Writing from the Margins

Queer and trans life is, for a large part, an urban one. We gather for our safety, and cities can be the building sites for our communities and livelihoods. But there, surrounded by cement and trees in boxes, we can lose touch with the land, if we ever had it to lose. We lose touch and we touch loss for the five billion other species who are also our community. But what if our transness, our queerness, our divergence, and our power, is a call to connect? What if that connection could redefine who we are?

In this workshop we will explore the precious places that cause us to breathe deep. The mountains and rivers and the overgrown corners of car parks. We will find out what happens if we write down our dreams for the places, and beings, we love. Participation in this creative workshop will be by consent: sharing our stories is invited, but never mandatory. The workshop will be focused on writing, but feel free to use whatever medium brings you the deepest joy. 

This workshop is meant for people who identify as queer.