Kai Cheng Thom
Kai Cheng Thom is an award-winning writer, performer, and creative arts facilitator based in tkaronto/Toronto whose work delves deeply into the themes of revolutionary love, transformative justice, spirituality, and healing from collective trauma. With roots in the spoken word community of Montreal, she is author of six award-winning books in multiple genres, including the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir, the essay collection I HOPE WE CHOOSE LOVE: A Trans Girl’s Notes From the End of the World, and the non-fiction collection Falling Back In Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls,which was an instant Canadian bestseller. Over the course of her career, Kai Cheng’s work has received multiple literary awards, including the Stonewall Honor Book Award, the Publishing Triangle Award, and the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Writers. Her picture book, From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea was also featured on Dame Julie Andrew’s podcast, Julie’s Library. For over five years, Kai Cheng was the author of the advice column “Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” for Xtra Magazine, which ended on its 100th edition. Kai Cheng is, additionally, a somatics teacher, professional life and leadership coach and group process facilitator, as well as a known lasagna lover and wicked witch.
Kai Cheng Thom is an award-winning writer, performer, and creative arts facilitator based in tkaronto/Toronto whose work delves deeply into the themes of revolutionary love, transformative justice, spirituality, and healing from collective trauma. With roots in the spoken word community of Montreal, she is author of six award-winning books in multiple genres, including the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir, the essay collection I HOPE WE CHOOSE LOVE: A Trans Girl’s Notes From the End of the World, and the non-fiction collection Falling Back In Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls,which was an instant Canadian bestseller. Over the course of her career, Kai Cheng’s work has received multiple literary awards, including the Stonewall Honor Book Award, the Publishing Triangle Award, and the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Writers. Her picture book, From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea was also featured on Dame Julie Andrew’s podcast, Julie’s Library. For over five years, Kai Cheng was the author of the advice column “Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” for Xtra Magazine, which ended on its 100th edition. Kai Cheng is, additionally, a somatics teacher, professional life and leadership coach and group process facilitator, as well as a known lasagna lover and wicked witch.
