C. E. Gatchalian

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::summary Canadian author (born 1974) ::

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Field	Value
birth_date
birth_place	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
occupation	Author
period	1990s-present
nationality	Canadian
notableworks	Motifs & Repetitions, Falling in Time, Double Melancholy
awards	2013 Dayne Ogilvie Prize
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C.E. "Chris" Gatchalian (born June 5, 1974) is a Canadian author who writes in multiple genres. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Filipino parents, he holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Theatre from the University of British Columbia. In 2019, his memoir Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man was published by Arsenal Pulp Press.

Personal life

He is openly gay, and is a three-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, including in 2013 for Falling in Time.

Plays

• Motifs & Repetitions (1995)
• Claire (1999)
• Crossing (2004)
• Star (2005)
• Hands (2005)
• Broken (2006)
• People Like Vince (2011)
• Falling in Time (2012)

Non-fiction

• Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man (2019)

Poetry

• tor/sion (2005)

References

References

1. [http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Gatchalian%2C%20C.E. C. E. Gatchalian] at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
2. His play ''Motifs & Repetitions'' aired on [[CTV Drama Channel. Bravo!]] (Canada) in 1997 and on the [[Knowledge (TV channel)
3. "Notes Towards An Essay About Maria Callas". ''Ricepaper'', December 7, 2010.
4. [http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/awards/rae-spoon-kamal-al-solaylee-among-canadian-lambda-nominees/ "Rae Spoon, Kamal Al-Solaylee among Canadian Lambda nominees"] {{webarchive. link. (January 6, 2014 . ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', March 6, 2013.)

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