Jaymee Goh
Excerpt:
Smooth hands stained with ink reached for the package tied to the bird's halter. Thin lips pursed. Harun removed the bird's halter, to signal that it could rest for the time being, and the bird preened, waiting for its thanks. He tossed it several pieces, a game of theirs, until it gave up and flew onto his shoulder instead to snap at the bag in his hands eagerly.
Bio:
Jaymee is a graduate student in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory at McMaster University, positing how the steampunk aesthetic can be used for postcolonial interventions in centering marginalized narratives. She hails from Malaysia, lives in Canada, is currently foster mom to two querulous squirrels, and cut her teeth on social justice issues through online blogging. She is acquainted with graduates of Clarion West and hopes to someday attend. Pipe dreams.She has contributed to Apex Blog Magazine, Tor.com, and is a current reviewer for SFFPortal. She has also contributed to Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded and The Steampunk Bible, has an academic essay in Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style (forthcoming from SUNY in 2012), and a short story in the forthcoming anthology Steam-Powered 2: More Lesbian Steampunk Stories.
Publications:
"Between Islands," Expanded Horizons #19, June 2010"Lunar Year's End," Crossed Genres #25"The Dirigible of Dreams," The WisCon Chronicles 5: Writing and Racial Identity, edited by Nisi Shawl, Aqueduct Press, 2011.
Writing Description:
Jaymee Goh's writing is currently informed by feminist theory, anti-oppression frameworks, hybridity, and postcoloniality. She has been experimenting with cultural specificity, especially in her poetry. Her early influences are the usual high fantasy types. When she's not paying attention, her writing gets cheesier than an eight-cheese pizza.
Writing Goals:
I intend to get the critical analysis section for my Major Research Project written within this time. My chosen texts for postcolonial analysis are S.M. Stirling's Peshawar Lancers, Cherie Priest's Dreadnought, Karin Lowachee's Gaslight Dogs, N.K. Jemisin's "The Effluent Engine" and Amal El-Mohtar's "To Follow the Waves."For breaks, I will write poetry for Kakak Killjoy, a Malaysian feminist webzine that I am a regular contributor to.
Website:
jhameia.tumblr.com
