Today's festival theme is the relationship between class and queerness. As part of this we are hosting a much-needed discussion between a long-time favourite of queer writing and a remarkable new talent.
Join us on 28th June on the ground floor 7.30-9.30pm for Here, Queer, and Working class: Juno Roche and Soph Galustian in Conversation.
Juno Roche is a writer and campaigner whose work around class, gender, sexuality and trans lives has been described as 'provocative and innovative'. They were the recipient of the Blair Peach Award in for their work in education and their work has been supported by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Juno studied Fine Art and Philosophy at Brighton, and English Literature at Sussex, and has written for a wide range of publications including features for Bitch magazine, Dazed, Vice, Broadly, Cosmopolitan, the i, The Independent, i-D, the Tate magazine and Refinery29. They are the author of four books: Queer Sex, Trans Power, Gender Explorers and their memoir, A Working-Class Family Ages Badly.
Soph Galustian is an actor, voiceover artists and comedy writing star of the future. Her debut book No Worries if Not is a funny, relatable coming-of-age story, that explores her experiences of poverty, queerness, mental health, grief and community. She recounts her life from childhood, to teens, into adulthood through a mixture of short stories, spoken word and illustrations.