Welcome to Writing-ville

  I'm the author of four books and the co-editor of one. My writing has also appeared in many anthologies and literary journals. My writing is a mix of the fictional, semi-autobiographical, and fully-autobiographical, and I write about a range of topics: culture, family, race, childhood, sex, community, dating, gay identity, and more. I love being a published author and I'm very thankful to my publishers and editors. I don't imagine I'll ever be a huge-selling author, but the books I've sold have allowed me to get my words and thoughts out into the world, perform and present at lively events, and meet interesting people and kindred souls - both fellow authors and fans. I'm happy you've found this page: hope you enjoy exploring.

My Books
Bowling Pin Fire is my new collection of poetry, published in October 2007 through Signature Editions of Winnipeg. Bowling Pin Fire
My book of gay erotica and sex writing was published by Green Candy Press in 2005. It's called Six Positions: Sex Writing by Andy Quan and is available internationally.

Six Positions

My first short story to be published ("How to Cook Chinese Rice" in 1993) became the opening story of my first book, a collection of short fiction, Calendar Boy, published in 2001 in Canada and 2002 in Australia.

Calendar Boy

Slant, my first collection of poetry, was published in 2001 at the same time as Calendar Boy. Click on the link to the right to find some of the poems that were in the book.

Slant

My poetry and short fiction have been published in literary magazines and anthologies since the late 1980s and hey, I'm still going!

Anthologies

Swallowing Clouds is an anthology of Chinese-Canadian poetry that I co-edited. A great collection.

Swallowing Clouds

My Reviews, Launches and Press

I try to collect up reviews and press items - you could read the good and bad here!

Reviews/Press


Photos and other stuff from book launches and readings

Launches/Events


Press Pack - a summary of my publications

Press Pack

Hints to buy books...

How to Get Them!

My Blog and Links and Such
I started a blog in 2005, mainly to try to stimulate my writing. It's a mixed bag of meandering thoughts, travel snippets and more (or less). Feel free to visit.

Andy's Writing Blog

For those who want to know the exact locations of where all my writing has appeared, these are the detailed references for books, anthologies, and literary magazines.

Full Writing C.V.


A selection of various links to writing friends and places... Oh, and a list of the books I've been reading. And any other miscellaneous stuff I can think of.

Writing Links 'n Stuff

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