Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
I’m a writer, facilitator & producer based in London.
Upcoming in 2025
Bad Queer pre-order!
Word-Benders poetry workshops
Queer Poetry Sauna workshops
About Me
I’m interested in how language shapes belonging & how we might use it to build freer futures.
I tell stories that ask: Whose imagination are we living in? How do we feel belonging? When do we get to practise freedom?
I've performed with the Roundhouse, DAYTIMERS & the Southbank Centre. I’m a recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the Faber & Andlyn Publisher's Prize and the Royal Society of Literature: Literature Matters Award. My play Period Parrrty opened at Soho Theatre in October 2025. My novel-in-verse, Bad Queer, is forthcoming with Faber.
Contact
I'm available for writing commissions, performances, workshops & mentoring.