Oliver Radclyffe

Lev Rose Water

Oliver Radclyffe’s new memoir is "Frighten the Horses." He is part of the new wave of transgender writers unafraid to address the complex nuances of transition, examining the places where gender identity, sexual orientation, feminist allegiance, social class and family history overlap. His work has appeared in The New York Times, LA Times, Gay & Lesbian Review, PRINT Magazine, Electric Literature and Them. Previous publications include "Adult Human Male," a monograph with Unbound Edition Press on the trans experience under the cisgender gaze.

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Communities: LGBTQ+, Gender Nonconforming

Where Do I Belong?

Belonging can go beyond DNA. Explore identity through a lens of family ties and bonds, and examine unconventional ideas of connection that bind us together.

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Freda Epum, David Martinez, Oliver Radclyffe
Moderator: Penelope Starr

Beyond Pronouns

How much are we prepared to lose to become who we are meant to be? How do poverty and class and what we have left behind influence the next chapter? Our panelists detail their very personal search for self and belonging in a world that seems unprepared to greet them.

Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Zoe Bossiere, Oliver Radclyffe
Moderator: T.C. Tolbert

Book:

Frighten the Horses

Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Grove Atlantic
September 2024
ISBN 9780802163158
352 pages