QUEER SOUTHEAST ASIA’S DIRECTORY OF ARTISTS AND WRITERS

 

The editors of Queer Southeast Asia will keep updating this directory of artists and writers whose works relate significantly to rupturing heteronormative notions of body, gender, and sexuality. In addition to building a tangible community of inclusive creative practitioners, this directory is meant to lessen the constraint of other editors, writers, publishers, and (graduate) scholars who may want to reach out, hoping that this would bring more engagement and publication opportunities to the artists and writers in this directory.

 

 

*For artists and writers who want to be included in the directory, please send us your information using the format below. Unless stated as “Optional”, all details are required.

Name | website (Optional) | email address
Position, Institutional Affiliation (Optional)
Genre
Country
Title and Link to Notable Work #1 (Optional)
Title and Link to Notable Work #2 (Optional)

 

Brylle B. Tabora | tabora_brylle@yahoo.com
MFA in Creative Writing, De La Salle University-Manila
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
A Country of Bees” in Arcturus
Song for my Mother” in SOFTBLOW

 

Carl Lorenz Cervantes | clgcervantes@gmail.com
Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Do I have to label myself to have an identity?” in Rappler
Psychogeography” in The Youth is On Fire

 

Emmanuel Anastacio Reyes | website
Visual Artist, Homoerotic Art

 

Fajar Zakhri | faz100907@gmail.com
Poetry
Indonesia

Notable works:
Holding The Man” in GLOBETROTTER
Leaving / Developing” in GLOBETROTTER

 

Jee Leong Koh | website | jeeleong.koh@gmail.com
Founder and Organizer, Singapore Unbound
Poetry, Essay, Fiction
Singapore and USA

Notable works:
Steep Tea
Snow at 5 PM: Translations of an insignificant Japanese poet

 

Jeffrey P. Yap | jeffreypyap@gmail.com
Government Cultural Worker, Intramuros Administration
Fiction (short story)
Philippines

Notable Works:
Stout and The end is the beginning in Queer Southeast Asia
Somersaults in Megacity Anthology edited by Kathleen McCaul Moura, Boiler House Press, UK 2020

 

Jerrold Yam | website | jerrold_yam@hotmail.com
Poetry
Singapore

Notable works:
Scattered Vertebrae (Math Paper Press, 2013)
Intruder (Ethos Books, 2014)

 

John Daryl Alcantara | website | johndarylalcantara@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

 

Jose Luis “Nico” Pablo | website | joseluisbpablo@gmail.com
Communications Manager, Ashoka Philippines
Poetry
Philippines

 

King Llanza | kingllanza@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Forecast 2030” in Cordite Poetry Review
Under Permafrost” in Busilak: New LGBTQ Poetry from the Philippines edited by J. Neil Garcia

 

Leo Fernandez Almero | lfalmero@gmail.com
Poetry, Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Shifting Grace” in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

 

Malachi Edwin Vethamani | website | mevethamani@gmail.com
Professor, School of English, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Poetry and Short Story
Malaysia

Notable works:
Coitus Interruptus and Other Stories 
Life Happens 

 

Marie | marie.ee.sq@gmail.com
Fiction & Poetry
Singapore/USA

Notable work:
Inheritance: An Anthology

 

Mark Anthony Cayanan | mcayanan@gmail.com 
Assistant Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Poetry in The Spectacle
Poetry in Baest Journal

 

Rodrigo Dela Peña, Jr. | website | igordelapena@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines/Singapore

Notable works:
Aria and Trumpet Flourish 
Hymnal

 

shane carreon | shane.carreon@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

 

Shawn Hoo | hycshawn@gmail.com
Editor-at-Large for Singapore, Asymptote
Poetry, Non-Fiction
Singapore

 

Tô Minh Sơn | minhson.to99@gmail.com
Non-fiction, poetry (English & Vietnamese)
Vietnam

Notable work:
Our mangled hearts

 

Zed Adam Idris | website | zedadam@gmail.com
Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Creative Nonfiction
Malaysia

Notable works:
Read his nonfiction here

 

 

*For artists and writers who want to be included in the directory, please send us your information using the format below. Unless stated as “Optional”, all details are required.

Name | website (Optional) | email address
Position, Institutional Affiliation (Optional)
Genre
Country
Title and Link to Notable Work #1 (Optional)
Title and Link to Notable Work #2 (Optional)

 

Brylle B. Tabora | tabora_brylle@yahoo.com
MFA in Creative Writing, De La Salle University-Manila
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
A Country of Bees” in Arcturus
Song for my Mother” in SOFTBLOW

*

Carl Lorenz Cervantes | clgcervantes@gmail.com
Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Do I have to label myself to have an identity?” in Rappler
Psychogeography” in The Youth is On Fire

*

Emmanuel Anastacio Reyes | https://www.homoeroticartworks.com 
Visual Artist, Homoerotic Art

*

Fajar Zakhri | faz100907@gmail.com
Poetry
Indonesia

Notable works:
Holding The Man” in GLOBETROTTER
Leaving / Developing” in GLOBETROTTER

*

Jee Leong Koh | http://jeeleong.blogspot.com/ | jeeleong.koh@gmail.com
Founder and Organizer, Singapore Unbound
Poetry, Essay, Fiction
Singapore and USA

Notable works:
Steep Tea
Snow at 5 PM: Translations of an insignificant Japanese poet

*

John Daryl Alcantara | medium.com/@johndarylalcantara | johndarylalcantara@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

*

Jose Luis “Nico” Pablo | https://joseluisbpablo.wordpress.com| joseluisbpablo@gmail.com
Communications Manager, Ashoka Philippines
Poetry
Philippines

*

King Llanza | kingllanza@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Forecast 2030” in Cordite Poetry Review
Under Permafrost” in Busilak: New LGBTQ Poetry from the Philippines edited by J. Neil Garcia

*

Leo Fernandez Almero | lfalmero@gmail.com
Poetry, Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Shifting Grace” in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

*

Malachi Edwin Vethamani | malachiedwinvethamani.com | mevethamani@gmail.com
Professor, School of English, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Poetry and Short Story
Malaysia

Notable works:
Coitus Interruptus and Other Stories 
Life Happens 

*

Marie | marie.ee.sq@gmail.com
Fiction & Poetry
Singapore/USA

Notable work:
Inheritance: An Anthology

*

Mark Anthony Cayanan | mcayanan@gmail.com 
Assistant Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Poetry in The Spectacle
Poetry in Baest Journal

*

Rodrigo Dela Peña, Jr. | website | igordelapena@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines/Singapore

Notable works:
Aria and Trumpet Flourish 
Hymnal

*

Shawn Hoo | hycshawn@gmail.com
Editor-at-Large for Singapore, Asymptote
Poetry, Non-Fiction
Singapore

*

Tô Minh Sơn | minhson.to99@gmail.com
Non-fiction, poetry (English & Vietnamese)
Vietnam

Notable work:
Our mangled hearts

 

Brylle B. Tabora | tabora_brylle@yahoo.com
MFA in Creative Writing, De La Salle University-Manila
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
A Country of Bees” in Arcturus
Song for my Mother” in SOFTBLOW

 

Carl Lorenz Cervantes | clgcervantes@gmail.com
Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Do I have to label myself to have an identity?” in Rappler
Psychogeography” in The Youth is On Fire

 

Emmanuel Anastacio Reyes | website
Visual Artist, Homoerotic Art

 

Fajar Zakhri | faz100907@gmail.com
Poetry
Indonesia

Notable works:
Holding The Man” in GLOBETROTTER
Leaving / Developing” in GLOBETROTTER

 

Jee Leong Koh | website | jeeleong.koh@gmail.com
Founder and Organizer, Singapore Unbound
Poetry, Essay, Fiction
Singapore and USA

Notable works:
Steep Tea
Snow at 5 PM: Translations of an insignificant Japanese poet

 

Jeffrey P. Yap | jeffreypyap@gmail.com
Government Cultural Worker, Intramuros Administration
Fiction (short story)
Philippines

Notable Works:
Stout and The end is the beginning in Queer Southeast Asia
Somersaults in Megacity Anthology edited by Kathleen McCaul Moura, Boiler House Press, UK 2020

 

Jerrold Yam | website | jerrold_yam@hotmail.com
Poetry
Singapore

Notable works:
Scattered Vertebrae (Math Paper Press, 2013)
Intruder (Ethos Books, 2014)

 

John Daryl Alcantara | website | johndarylalcantara@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

 

Jose Luis “Nico” Pablo | website | joseluisbpablo@gmail.com
Communications Manager, Ashoka Philippines
Poetry
Philippines

 

King Llanza | kingllanza@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Forecast 2030” in Cordite Poetry Review
Under Permafrost” in Busilak: New LGBTQ Poetry from the Philippines edited by J. Neil Garcia

 

Leo Fernandez Almero | lfalmero@gmail.com
Poetry, Essay
Philippines

Notable works:
Shifting Grace” in Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

 

Malachi Edwin Vethamani | website | mevethamani@gmail.com
Professor, School of English, University of Nottingham Malaysia
Poetry and Short Story
Malaysia

Notable works:
Coitus Interruptus and Other Stories 
Life Happens 

 

Marie | marie.ee.sq@gmail.com
Fiction & Poetry
Singapore/USA

Notable work:
Inheritance: An Anthology

 

Mark Anthony Cayanan | mcayanan@gmail.com 
Assistant Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
Poetry
Philippines

Notable works:
Poetry in The Spectacle
Poetry in Baest Journal

 

Rodrigo Dela Peña, Jr. | website | igordelapena@gmail.com
Poetry
Philippines/Singapore

Notable works:
Aria and Trumpet Flourish 
Hymnal

 

Shawn Hoo | hycshawn@gmail.com
Editor-at-Large for Singapore, Asymptote
Poetry, Non-Fiction
Singapore

 

Tô Minh Sơn | minhson.to99@gmail.com
Non-fiction, poetry (English & Vietnamese)
Vietnam

Notable work:
Our mangled hearts

 

Zed Adam Idris | website | zedadam@gmail.com
Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Creative Nonfiction
Malaysia

Notable works:
Read his nonfiction here