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Jordan Alam


County: King County

Website: http://www.jordanalam.com

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Awards

Fellowship Awards 2023
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GAP 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

Other Links

https://www.seattlemet.com/health-and-wellness/2020/04/i-turned-to-doula-work-as-an-alternative-form-of-resistance

I Turned to Doula Work as an Alternative Form of Resistance

https://www.autostraddle.com/bonus-time-living-to-be-queer-elders-2/

Bonus Time: Living To Be Queer Elders

https://www.natbrut.com/jordan-alam

Jordan Alam | Nat. Brut


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