Somerset Maugham Award
2 appearances
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Edition 0 (2023) Winner
Travis Alabanza
トラヴィス・アラバンザ
Toravisu Arabanza
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1995-11-15 （Bristol）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- performance artist, writer, theatre maker
- Active Years
- 2015-2024
- Affiliations
- Rose Bruford College (Honorary Fellow), Tate (Residency)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jhalak Prize | None of the Above: My Life Beyond the Binary | ノンフィクション | Jhalak Prize | winner |
Jhalak Prize
2023
Work:
None of the Above: My Life Beyond the Binary
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
Jhalak Prize
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
BURGERZ
2018 theatreAn interactive performance based on a 2016 transphobic incident where a burger was thrown at them on a London bridge.
transphobiagenderrace
None of the Above: My Life Beyond the Binary
2022 non-fictionSemi-autobiographical non-fiction book about life beyond the binary.
transfemininequeer identityself-discovery
Overflow
2020 playA play exploring trans safety set in a public toilet.
trans safetyfriendshipfear
Before I Step Outside (You Love Me)
2017 chapbookCompilation of visual art, poetry, diary entries, and essays.
trans lifetransfemme life in London
Bibliography
- The Sea
- Queer and Now
- Before I Step Outside. (You Love Me)
- Who is Allowed to be a Victim?
- TRANZ TALKZ
- BURGERZ
- THE HEEL OF MARSHA
- All the Ways We Could Grow
- MY STUBBLE HAS NO GENDER
- If I Feel Lonely Maybe U Do 2?
- Overflow
- Sound of the Underground
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticcandid personal narrativeaudience-interactive
- Recurring Motifs
- transphobiabreaking gender normsqueer Black experience
Legacy
Renowned for innovative performance and writing on trans, queer, and racial themes. Winner of the Jhalak Prize and youngest Tate residency holder.
Quotes
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When I say trans, I also mean escape. I mean choice. I mean autonomy. I mean wanting something greater than what you told me. Wanting more possibilities than the one you forced on me.
Source: The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice (2021)
Trivia
- Youngest person to receive a residency at The Tate in 2017/2018.
- Denied access to women's changing room at Topshop in 2017, leading to gender-neutral policy change.
- Grew up on a council estate in Bristol.