It has been my great pleasure to chat with @burtonradio @scribes_aloud about poetry, writing and life in the midlands, filled with festive joy. You can listen to the playback here: burtonradio.co.uk/scribes-aloud

My further thoughts about the film ‘Pillion’ in response to some of the recent discussions. Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing the short piece.

It was my great pleasure to introduce the film ‘Pillion’ at @broadwaycinema.bsky.social Nottingham. Thank all the audience for coming. The film will be on until this weekend so please don’t miss the film if you want to see it.

Hi everyone. I will be performing poetry at The Common Press bookshop @thecommonpress in London on the evening of 16 December. Everyone is welcome! www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...

My great pleasure to join the board of @newearththeatre.bsky.social, the UK’s leading East and Southeast Asian theatre. www.newearththeatre.org.uk/mission

Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support!

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women." ⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i... 。。。。。

Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.

Hongwei Bao's (@queercomrades.bsky.social) poem chronicles trace the evolution of a queer relationship over time. Alternating between “I,” “you,” “we,” and “us,” he explores the role of cultural and personal differences in conveying queer intimacy. 👉 DOI: doi.org/10.17169/ogj.2025.303

It’s my great honour to have my short story ‘Zizzi’ nominated for Monarch Queer Literary Awards. Thank @valeriefrankel.bsky.social for the support!

Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s...

Here is an entire day of literature at Nottingham Central Library on 29 November to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nottingham City of Literature. All events are free and every is welcome! nottinghamcityofliterature.com/projects/voi...

Looking forward to the launch of the New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library this Friday evening (14 November). I will be reading my work at the event. www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/new-nottingh...

It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que...

My great pleasure to discuss with @michelekiricha1.bsky.social about my new book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepub) for @geeksout.bsky.social .

Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i...

Thanks to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social and Nottingham Poetry Society for hosting last night’s event where I read from my new poetry collection ‘Self-Portrait as a Banana’.

Thanks to @myetcetera.bsky.social and @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of the film ‘Pillion’. The film is currently showing at London Film Festival and will be touring in UK cinemas this November.

I'm delighted to be supporting Robert Hamberger, a poet whose works I admire, at Five Leaves Bookshop for a queer poetry night next Wednesday evening the 22nd. I will be reading from my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers). All welcome!

If you are in Paris on 24-26 October, please don't miss Chinese queer artist Xiayadie's exhibition. His works depict rural and working class queer lives using the traditional artform of papercutting. They are simply stunning! blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...

Read Tara Singh’s reflections on how a hybrid launch event for their poetry pamphlet demonstrated how accommodating access needs goes beyond helping the individual: it’s a form of community care. beyondthespectrum.uk/access-is-co...

The new book has arrived! So excited to hold it in my hands! poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao/

Interested in the new film ‘Pillion’? Here is my review of the book ‘Box Hill’ on which the film is based. (Spoiler alert) thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social chajournal.blog/2025/04/28/b...

'This book stands as a highly significant contribution, marking a paradigm shift in China-Africa studies from a primary focus on geo-economics to cultural politics' (Na Liu, Journal of Transcultural Studies) Read the book review here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Thrilled to announce that my new poetry collection Self-portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge) is out now. Please order your book online amzn.eu/d/0GOtbOo

It is my great pleasure to be part of the @newearththeatre theatremakre academy plus with seven other East and Southeast Asian theatremakers to create a showcase evening at @brumhippodrome. Photo credit: Vanisha Adatia. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...

Book your free ticket for the online book launch of my poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana, 10 October. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

It was a great pleasure to chat with Alan Hollinghurst about his Lammy Award shortlisted novel Our Evenings @picadorbooks ). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!

Pleased to be part of the @newearththeatre.bsky.social and @birminghamtheatres.bsky.social theatre maker programme exploring creative ways of making British east and southeast Asian theatre. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...

My Great pleasure to give a talk about queer East and Southeast Asian identity, community and culture at @conchincenuow.bsky.social as part of the ESEA Heritage Month on 30 September. Free event and all welcome!

‘By bringing diasporic Asia into critical dialogue with queer theory, his argument disrupts normative assumptions about belonging, intimacy, and political solidarity.’ Thank Dr Fang Fang for her generous review of Queering the Asian Diaspora ( @sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.

Hi, everyone. You are warmly invited to the online launch of my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana on 10 October. It's a free event but registration is essential. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671793572...

Excited to see my short story ‘Americano’ published in the latest issue of Under the Radar. Thank the @ninearchespress.bsky.social editor for the support! Lots of wonderful poetry, fiction and review here: ninearchespress.com/magazine

Looking forward to this conversation with Alan Hollinghurst on his new book Our Evenings at Waterstones Nottingham on 22 September for the release of the paperback version and to celebrate the book being recently shortlisted for this year's Lammy Award in Gay Fiction. All welcome!

Online Talk: Building an LGBTQIA+ Friendly Nottingham 🗓️ Tuesday 30 July | 🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm | 💻 Online via YouTube

BCSN and CNIW Online Poetry Reading Event: free and online. All welcome!

Thank @poetrycatalog for publishing this fun poem of mine. poetrycatalog.com/tourists-hon...

Hi everyone. Please join us tonight for an evening’s queer art, performance and poetry at City Arts Nottingham. Free event and all welcome! city-arts.org.uk/event/22881/...

'Murmurations' is an evening of poetry, audio art and visual storytelling 'exploring and mapping the queer contours of Nottingham'. The event will take place at City Arts on the evening of 17 June. Free event, no booking is needed, and everyone is welcome! city-arts.org.uk/event/22881/...

The inaugural issue of the New Nottingham Journal is open for submissions. Send your best work of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, long-form journalism and translation by 27 June. www.newnottinghamjournal.com/about

Pleased to see Queering the Asian Diaspora at @gaystheword.bsky.social in London.

A wonderful discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about Queering the Asian Diaspora at @thecommonpress.bsky.social last night. Thank everyone for the support!

Looking forward to tomorrow's discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about queer Asian identity and culture at the Common Press in London. All welcome! www.outsavvy.com/event/27123/...

This Friday evening at Waterstones Nottingham. All welcome! www.waterstones.com/events/curti...

Looking forward to discussing my book Queering the Asian Diaspora at ESEA Contemporary in Manchester tomorrow. Free event and all welcome! www.eseacontemporary.org/events/book-...

Hi, everyone. You are welcome to join us at Waterstones Nottingham on 23 May for this event with queer Asian American writer Custis Chin to explore the relationship between food, sexuality and identity. www.waterstones.com/events/curti...

Looking forward to discussing my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage) at ESEA Contemporary in Manchester on 17 May. Manchester-based readers are welcome to order the book through the Queer Lit Bookshop. www.eseacontemporary.org/events/book-...

Hi, everyone. I will be discussing my new book Queering the Asian Diaspora with Maz Koshika-Morris at @thecommonpress.bsky.social in London on 27 May. All welcome! Event information: www.outsavvy.com/event/27123/...

What a delight it is to be in company with @lucyjones.bsky.social for the @uoninstitute.bsky.social award for best public engagement initiative!

I dropped in at the wonderful Lighthouse Bookshop in Edinburgh during the Easter break and did a spontaneous interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage) Happy watching! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKF_...