Shaina Agbayani
BIO
Biography
I am a queer Tagalog and T’karonto-based writer, curator, steward of life, and interdisciplniary artist whose work is devoted to unraveling the spells of separation between life, art, ecology, and magic. I am also co-founder of Greenhouse Theatre.
I have been published in print publications including Countermaps: A Poetic of Place, Feel Ways : A Scarborough Anthology, and Home is in the Body. My work has also been featured in digital publications including Uneven Earth, SDUK by Blackwood Gallery, and Briarpatch Magazine. As a playwright, my work has been supported by the Toronto Arts Council (TAC), Ontario Arts Council (OAC), and Canada Council for the Arts
I steward storytelling animated by our collective surrender to eco-sensuality while living through the tensions of Empire. As such, my work observes constructions of race, sexuality, spirituality and ecology under “The End of Empire Erotics”.
I am currently working on two projects supported by the Ontario Arts Council
(1) The novel "Anak ng Bundok " (supported by the OAC and TAC)
(2) The poetry anthology "Tiwala: An Anatomy of Lava” (supported by the OAC)
ADDRESS
City: Scarborough,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No
