Danny Ramadan
BIO
Biography

Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. 

His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won multiple awards. His children’s Book Salma the Syrian Chef, continues to receive accolades. Both books were translated to multiple languages. 

His short stories and essays appeared in publications across North America and Europe. 

Ramadan’s forthcoming novel, The Foghorn Echoes (2022), and his memoir, Crooked Teeth (2024), to be released by Penguin Random House. 

Through his fundraising efforts, Ramadan raised over $200,000 for Syrian LGBTQ+ identifying refugees. 

Ramadan graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing, and lives in Vancouver with his husband, Matthew Ramadan. He currently serves as the Writer-in-Residence at the Haig-Brown House in Campbell River, BC.

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
LANGUAGES
English, Arabic
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Clothesline Swing
Publisher
Nightwood Editions
Year
2017
Title
Salma the Syrian Chef
Publisher
Annick Press
Year
2020
Title
The Foghorn Echoes
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Year
2022
Title
Salma Builds a Home
Publisher
Annick Press
Year
2023
Title
Crooked Teeth
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Year
2024
LINKS
Links
Twitter
website
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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