Jaye simpson

jaye simpson (stylized in all lowercase) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.^[1]

Personal life

simpson resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish.^[2][3] They write their name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters as a stylistic choice to emulate a softness they feel society does not regularly provide to them.^[4]

Career

simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021^[5] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020.^[6] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.^[7] Their work is published in a variety of magazines, another notable publication of theirs being their piece all this out of spite published in St@nza in the summer 2021 issue.^[8] Simpson's story The Ark of the Turtle's Back was published in Love After the End,^[9] an anthology collection edited by Joshua Whitehead.

Simpson writes in both English and the Swampy Cree dialect. Their subjects include indigeneity, queerness, and their experience in the child welfare system.^[10]