As a produced playwright, published poet, and more, Alex is an accomplished writer, with awards and publications on both te local and international scale. They’ve worked in everything from fiction, theatre, and poetry to journalism, zines, and communication.
Alex’s first one-act play, Faye’s Room, received a full professional production with Glitch Theatre in 2025, following a staged reading the year prior. They have also brought their words to the stage at a number of festivals, such as the Vancouver Fringe Festival and Vancouver Pride, and the page, including published work in The Lyre, Autostraddle, International Human Rights Arts Movement Press, Gotham Literature, Trans Joy Gallery, and more.
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- Alex’s debut play, Faye’s Room, received a full staged production in Downtown Vancouver in November 25, with Glitch Theatre.
- Alex’s sophomore play, Two Cups, is underway, with excerpts being read at Playwrights Theatre Centre and Tarragon Theatre following mentorship at both institutions. It was also the subject of a Granville Island residency with Boca Del Lupo Theatre.
- Has performed spoken word poetry at Vancouver Fringe Festival, Vancouver Pride, and more.
- Has taught poetry at The Arts Club, Culture Days BC, Enabling Arts, and more.
- Bylines in She Does The City, Autostraddle, Little White Lies, TransLash, and more.
- Poetry published in The Lyre, Gotham Literature, International Human Rights Arts Movement Press, TBA Journal, Vancouver Pride Magazine, and more.
- Fiction published in multiple Worldsmyths anthologies and artbyform’s first Storybook anthology.
- Editor for Re-Centering / Margins Residency essay collection by Dance West Network, which appeared in the Conversations and Essays on Dance in British Columbia anthology collection.
- Participated in mentorsips with The Arts Club, Green Thumb Theatre, Eavesdrop Magazine, Playwrights Theatre Centre, and Tarragon Theatre.
- Was also a Staff Writer at their university paper, The Peak 🙂
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