Andy Quan

Andy Quan
Born	7 July 1969 Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation	Author

Andy Quan (born 7 July 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 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]

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 1-55152-073-7 (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 1-897109-22-9 (journal)

References

1. Poetry International Web. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-06., Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
2. Sullivan, Jane (25 July 2004), "Asian authors offer a new perspective of Australia", The Age, retrieved 2007-11-07
3. The Advocate, 25 July 1995, p. 28
4. Red Room Company. , Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
5. www.site5.com. "Boldface". Boldface. Retrieved 2016-09-10.

External links

• Andy Quan website