F258.
LGBTQ Writers Caucus
Friday, March 25, 2022
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm
The LGBTQ Writers Caucus provides a space for writers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer to network and discuss common issues and challenges, such as representation and visibility on and off the literary page, and how to incorporate one’s personal identity into their professional and academic lives. The caucus also strives to discuss, develop, and increase queer representation for future AWP conferences and serve as a supportive community and resource for its members. This meeting will be accessible to in-person and virtual attendees.
Participants
Eduardo Ballestero writes poetry, fiction, and screenplays. His chapbook, The Rainy Season, was published in 2019. He holds a BA in English from the University of Kentucky.
Lisa Marie Brimmer is a writer living on Dakota land in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their work has appeared in Public Art Review, GASHER, Concision Poetry Journal, and elsewhere. Coeditor of Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose, and Pride, Brimmer is a recently committed MFA candidate at Randolph College.
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, an NEA and Tulsa Artist Fellow, is the author of Archipiélagos, Antes y después del Bronx: Lenapehoking, and South Bronx Breathing Lessons. He edited Yellow Medicine Review's global queer Indigenous issue and coedited Movement Research Performance Journal's Native issue.
K. Ka'imilani Leota Sellers received her MFA in creative writing from Eastern Kentucky University. Her writing appears in Yellow Medicine Review and Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color. She teaches in Hawai'i and serves on the leadership team of the LGBTQ Writers Caucus.
Derek Scheips is a multi-genre writer and instructor who has taught and coached writing students at a variety of institutions, including University of Washington and University of Pennsylvania. He also has significance experience as a communications consultant for global advertising agencies.
