Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan: Book Launch, Q&A + Poetry Open Mic
Schedule
Wed Jun 03 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Morocco Bound Bookshop | London, EN
About this Event
Gayathiri Kamalakanthan is a Tamil writer and producer. They're interested in how language shapes adolescence and how we might use it to build freer futures. Gayathiri is a recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the Poetry Archive Now! Worldwide Prize, the FAB Publisher's Prize and the RSL Literature Matters Award. Their play Period Parrrty is a trans Tamil romcom and opened at Soho Theatre in October 2025. Gayathiri runs Word-Benders, a poetry workshop centering trans and queer poets of colour.
Join poet, author and playwright, Gayathiri Kamalakanthan, to celebrate their new verse-novel, Bad Queer! The book explores first love through the eyes of a non-binary teenager and is a tender, curious and fiercely alive love letter to queer futures. With a reading and Q&A session with Gayathiri, followed by an open mic night!
Entry only tickets are £4 plus fees or £13 copy of book + entry tickets plus fees! Book RRP £9.99 available in store on the night!
Limited open mic slots will be available on the night, first come first serve!
Where is it happening?
Morocco Bound Bookshop, 1a Morocco Street, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 5.04 to GBP 14.79
