
C.E. Gatchalian
Writer-in-residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House in February 2020
Born, raised and based on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh, C.E. Gatchalian is a queer Filipinx-Canadian author. The author of six books and co-editor of two anthologies, he is a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist and the recipient of two Jessie Richardson Awards for his work as a theatre artist and producer. In 2013 he received the Dayne Ogilvie Prize in 2013, awarded annually by The Writers’ Trust of Canada to an outstanding emerging LGBTQI+ writer. Formerly Artistic Producer of the frank theatre company, Vancouver’s professional queer theatre company, his plays have been produced locally, nationally and internationally. His memoir, Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty and the Making of a Brown Queer Man, was published this year by Arsenal Pulp Press. He teaches Playwriting at the University of British Columbia.
For the month of February he was the Writer-in-Residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House where he was working on several projects, including a play, a novel and a book of poetry.
Latest Blog Postings by C.E. Gatchalian
QueerAsian 4: Memoir Writing Workshops
QueerAsian 4: Memoir Writing Workshops offer a brave space for people of Asian descent who identify as 2SLGBTQ2I+ to develop their writing skills.
QueerAsian 3: Memoir Writing Workshops
QueerAsian 3: Memoir Writing Workshops What: QueerAsian 3: Memoir Writing WorkshopsWhere: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, VancouverWhen: Saturday, February 12, 19, and 26, 11am to 1pmCost: Free to successful applicants Join Historic Joy Kogawa House...
QueerAsian Reading
Join us on Thursday, November 4, 2021, for an evening of writing and creative performance emerging from a series of summer workshops for LGBTQI+ Asian writers.
Playwrights in the Garden
Join us Saturday, August 28, for an evening of new literary work from playwrights Marcus Youssef, C. E. Gatchalian, and Makram Ayache.
QueerAsian Summer Writing Workshops
Join Joy Kogawa House for a summer series of 6 writing workshops for LGBTQIA+ Asian writers (at any level of experience) aimed at exploring the complexity of issues arising throughout the pandemic including (but not limited to) isolation, grief and resilience, anti-Asian racism, anti-Black racism, Indigenous rights, Palestinian rights in the Middle East crisis, colonization and white supremacy. Pride, body-positivity, and sex-positivity will also figure prominently in the workshops.
Historic Joy Kogawa House to host QueerAsian workshops
Historic Joy Kogawa House will be hosting QueerAsian, a series of writing and creation workshops for LGBTQI+ Asians, focused on anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. Led by queer Asian/Filipinx author C.E. Gatchalian, these workshops offer a safe space for people of...