Andy Quan

Andy Quan (born 7 July 1969), is a Chinese-Canadian author who now lives in Sydney, Australia. In his writing, he frequently explores the ways in which sexual identity and cultural identity interact.[1] Quan is openly gay.[2]

Andy Quan
Born (1969-07-07) 7 July 1969
Vancouver, British Columbia
OccupationAuthor

Quan was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to his writing, Quan is a musician and community activist. He was the first ever full-time paid employee of ILGA[3] and has worked as a policy writer and project manager on issues related to the global HIV epidemic.[4] He now works as an editor and copywriter.[5]

Works
  • ed. by Andy Quan & Jim Wong-Chu. (1999), Swallowing Clouds: An Anthology of Chinese-Canadian Poetry, Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN 1-55152-073-7CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) (with Jim Wong-Chu)
  • Andy Quan. (2001), Calendar Boy, New Star Books, ISBN 0-921586-82-5 (short fiction collection)
  • Andy Quan. (2001), Slant, Nightwood Editions, ISBN 0-88971-179-8 (poetry)
  • Andy Quan. (2005), Six Positions: Sex Writing by Andy Quan, Green Candy Press, ISBN 1-931160-36-8 (erotica)
  • Andy Quan. (2007), Bowling Pin Fire, Signature Editions, ISBN 1-897109-22-9 (poetry)
  • ed, Andy Quan. (2008), Corpus: An HIV Prevention Publication, Vol. 6, No. 1, AIDS Project Los Angeles, ISBN 1-897109-22-9CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) (journal)

References
  1. Poetry International Web. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  2. Sullivan, Jane (25 July 2004), "Asian authors offer a new perspective of Australia", The Age, retrieved 7 November 2007
  3. The Advocate, 25 July 1995, p. 28
  4. Red Room Company. , Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  5. www.site5.com. "Boldface". Boldface. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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