Jordan Alam
County: King County
Website: http://www.jordanalam.com
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Awards
Fellowship Awards 2023
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Grants for Artist Projects 2015
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About
Jordan Alam is a queer Bangladeshi-American writer, performer, therapist, and former doula based out of Seattle. Their work as a novelist and literary essayist engages with how trauma and resiliency are written on the body. Their short stories and articles have been published in The Atlantic, SeattleMet, Autostraddle, CultureStrike Magazine, Entropy, and The Rumpus among others. They have performed on stage and facilitated workshops on embodied writing nationwide, most recently at Kundiman, Hugo House, and Town Hall Seattle. Their debut novel is a story of family secrets told from the points of view of four Bangladeshi American women in the aftermath of their mother’s unexpected death. They are also embarking on an early draft of their memoir about transnational adoption and uncovering one’s own history in fragments.
Artist External Links
twitter: https://twitter.com/thecowation
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordan_alam/
Featured Works
Jordan Alam, "Our Ancestors Dreamed of Us”, Literary performance with Jess X, Showat Amplifier Arts, 2017.
Jordan Alam, "Common Languages " essay, read at "49 Words I Wish I Could Say in my Family's Language," Hugo House, October 2022. Photo credit: Nikeesha Gooding.
Other Links
I Turned to Doula Work as an Alternative Form of Resistance
Bonus Time: Living To Be Queer Elders