Hongwei Bao (he/him)
Queer East Asian writer and academic based in Nottingham, UK; author of The Passion of the Rabbit God (Valley Press), Self-Portrait as a Banaba (Poetic Edge) and Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage).
- Looking forward to the rehearsed reading of my play Hot Pot at the Cockpit Theatre in London this weekend.
- Thanks to Andy Npoet from Spoken Label (Spoken Word Poetry Podcast) for this great podcast about my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers 2025). Great conversation about poetry and more. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
- Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my essay on Pillion. chajournal.com/2026/01/10/g...
- This year’s highlight: the publication of the coedited book (with Daniel Mutibwa) about media and cultural encounters between Africa and China. www.routledge.com/Entanglement...
- One of my proudest moments in 2025 was to have published poetry collection ‘Self-Portrait as a Banana’. Thanks to my editor @ashleyedge.poet from @poeticedgepublishers and everyone for the support.
- It has been my great pleasure to chat with @burtonradio @scribes_aloud about poetry, writing and life in the midlands, filled with festive joy. You can listen to the playback here: burtonradio.co.uk/scribes-aloud
- My further thoughts about the film ‘Pillion’ in response to some of the recent discussions. Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing the short piece.
- It was my great pleasure to introduce the film ‘Pillion’ at @broadwaycinema.bsky.social Nottingham. Thank all the audience for coming. The film will be on until this weekend so please don’t miss the film if you want to see it.
- Hi everyone. I will be performing poetry at The Common Press bookshop @thecommonpress in London on the evening of 16 December. Everyone is welcome! www.commonpress.co.uk/event-detail...
- My great pleasure to join the board of @newearththeatre.bsky.social, the UK’s leading East and Southeast Asian theatre. www.newearththeatre.org.uk/mission
- Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support!
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- Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.
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- It’s my great honour to have my short story ‘Zizzi’ nominated for Monarch Queer Literary Awards. Thank @valeriefrankel.bsky.social for the support!
- Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s...
- Here is an entire day of literature at Nottingham Central Library on 29 November to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nottingham City of Literature. All events are free and every is welcome! nottinghamcityofliterature.com/projects/voi...
- Looking forward to the launch of the New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library this Friday evening (14 November). I will be reading my work at the event. www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/new-nottingh...
- It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que...
- My great pleasure to discuss with @michelekiricha1.bsky.social about my new book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepub) for @geeksout.bsky.social .
- Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i...
- Thanks to @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social and Nottingham Poetry Society for hosting last night’s event where I read from my new poetry collection ‘Self-Portrait as a Banana’.
- Thanks to @myetcetera.bsky.social and @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of the film ‘Pillion’. The film is currently showing at London Film Festival and will be touring in UK cinemas this November.
- I'm delighted to be supporting Robert Hamberger, a poet whose works I admire, at Five Leaves Bookshop for a queer poetry night next Wednesday evening the 22nd. I will be reading from my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers). All welcome!
- If you are in Paris on 24-26 October, please don't miss Chinese queer artist Xiayadie's exhibition. His works depict rural and working class queer lives using the traditional artform of papercutting. They are simply stunning! blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...
- Read Tara Singh’s reflections on how a hybrid launch event for their poetry pamphlet demonstrated how accommodating access needs goes beyond helping the individual: it’s a form of community care. beyondthespectrum.uk/access-is-co...
- The new book has arrived! So excited to hold it in my hands! poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao/
- Interested in the new film ‘Pillion’? Here is my review of the book ‘Box Hill’ on which the film is based. (Spoiler alert) thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social chajournal.blog/2025/04/28/b...
- 'This book stands as a highly significant contribution, marking a paradigm shift in China-Africa studies from a primary focus on geo-economics to cultural politics' (Na Liu, Journal of Transcultural Studies) Read the book review here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
- Thrilled to announce that my new poetry collection Self-portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge) is out now. Please order your book online amzn.eu/d/0GOtbOo
- It is my great pleasure to be part of the @newearththeatre theatremakre academy plus with seven other East and Southeast Asian theatremakers to create a showcase evening at @brumhippodrome. Photo credit: Vanisha Adatia. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...
- Book your free ticket for the online book launch of my poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana, 10 October. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
- It was a great pleasure to chat with Alan Hollinghurst about his Lammy Award shortlisted novel Our Evenings @picadorbooks ). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!
- Pleased to be part of the @newearththeatre.bsky.social and @birminghamtheatres.bsky.social theatre maker programme exploring creative ways of making British east and southeast Asian theatre. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...
