Not Your Orlando Book Online Launch

Not Your Orlando is a raw and tender, gender- and genre-fluid collaborative poetry collection that glistens with sex and sweat. JP, George and Jaime explore life at the margins, the politics of sex and identity, the protest songs of late night dive bars, and the reality of being different in an increasingly (straight)jacketed world. Gender and genre-fluid, tender and raw, and wants to get into your pants. Strap on and strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Read more here.

Hosted by the extravagantly talented Jasper Peach, Jaime, George and JP will share readings from the book.

Where: Online via Zoom

When: 15th July, 8pm

There will be closed captions and CWs.

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The Lineup

Jaime Lock (they/them) is a writer from the Isles of Scilly now living in London. They have poems in or forthcoming in Under the Radar, fourteen poems, Impossible Archetype, Signal House Edition, and the anthologies Cornish Modern Poetries (Broken Sleep Books, 2022) and HE / SHE / THEY / US (Macmillan, 2024) among others. Jaime is a recipient of the FylmK Award 2023 and The Squint Playwriting Award 2023. Twitter @jfranceslock Instagram @jfranceslock

George Violet Parker (they/them) is a writer, performer, host of A. G. Parker’s Cabaret of Curiosities podcast, co-host of Rebel Riot, an H&T slam winner, co-director of Queer Stage Revolution, and Disabled and Queer Artist of the Year 2022. Their performance history includes The V&A Performance Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Manchester Pride, Pride in London, Fashion Week. Their work appears in Mslexia, The F-Word, FT, Arachne Press, and more, and their novel ‘Twisted Roots’ was published by Reconnecting Rainbows Press. Twitter @a_george_parker Instagram @a_g_parker agparker.co.uk

JP Seabright (she/they) is a queer disabled writer living in London. They have four solo pamphlets published and two collaborations, encompassing poetry, prose and experimental work. They explore themes of gender, sexuality, trauma and the climate crisis in their work, and have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Forward Prize (twice), as well as shortlisted (twice) for a Saboteur Award for Best Collaborative Work. More info atjpseabright.com via Twitter @errormessage and @jpseabright everywhere else.

Jasper Peach

(they/them) Jasper Peach is a trans, non-binary and disabled writer, speaker and parent. They are passionate about equitable access and inclusion, focused around the dismantling of misplaced shame via storytelling. Their written work has been published in The Age, HireUp, The Big Issue, Archer, The Guardian, Verandah, Australian Poetry Journal and SBS online.

With a background in Auslan interpreting, broadcasting and civil celebrancy, writing has continued their personal trend of being all about communication and community. Their first book, You’ll be a Wonderful Parent was published March 2023 by Hardie Grant and is a celebration of rainbow families of all kinds.

Twitter: @JasperPeachWrites

Instagram: @JasperPeachWrites

Website: https://linktr.ee/jasperpeachsays

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