Billeh Nickerson

Billeh Nickerson is the author of five books, including the City of Vancouver Book Award nominated Artificial Cherry. He’s also a former Editor at both Event and PRISM international, two of Canada most respected literary journals, and co-editor of the groundbreaking anthology Seminal: The Anthology of Canada’s Gay Male Poets.

He’s held writer-in-residences at the Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon; at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario; and at the University of the Fraser Valley. He has performed at, hosted and produced hundreds of events across Canada.