Disclaimer: All writer profiles are user-generated content. We therefore take no responsibility for misleading, libelous or defamatory content, or any breaches of copyright.
|
|
| First Name | Ahmad Danny |
| Last Name | Ramadan |
| Member Since | March 5, 2018 |
| hello@dannyramadan.com | |
| City | Vancouver |
| State | BC |
| Country | Canada |
| Company | |
| Pen Name | Ahmad Danny Ramadan |
| Branch Affiliation | Metro Vancouver (includes Victoria) |
| Website | www.dannyramadan.com |
| Blog | |
| https://twitter.com/DannySeesIt | |
| https://instagram.com/DannySeesIt | |
| https://www.facebook.com/dannyramadan | |
| Goodreads | https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15732648.Ahmad_Danny_Ramadan |
| Bio | Ahmad Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author, public speaker, storyteller and an LGBTQ-refugee activist. His English debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, continues to receive raving reviews. The book is positively reviewed by Quill and Quire, Vancouver Sun, Georgia Straight, Globe and Mail among other publications. Released in May 2017, The Clothesline Swing was named among the Best Books of 2017 by the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. It was longlisted for Canada Reads 2018 and Shortlisted for the Evergreen Award 2018. He also translated Rafi Badawi's 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think, and published two collections of short stories in Arabic. As an LGBTQ activist, he has been involved in coordinating online and on the ground efforts to support Queer and Trans identifying refugees from Syria to immigrate to Canada. Danny runs the annual fundraiser An Evening in Damascus to support those efforts. Since May 2015, he has raised over $100.000 to support a total of eight other LGBTQ-identifying Syrian refugees; and participated in efforts to ensure safe passage to 24 Syrian Queer and Trans refugees to Canada. His public speaking and storytelling made him a regular presenter in conferences, conventions and storytelling events across Canada. He was a keynote speaker at QMUNITY’s IDAHOT Breakfast, the Liberal Party Convention, Six Degrees Conference, among others. His TEDx talk has gathered thousands of views on YouTube. He was appointed Grand Marshal for the Vancouver Pride Parade 2016; he was awarded the StandOut Award for his social activism, the RBC’s Top Immigrant in Canada award, and the Bonham Centre Award for Excellency. Ramadan lives in Vancouver since his arrival to Canada in 2014. |
| Publications | - The Clothesline Swing - Nightwood Editions (Author) - The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care (Contributor) - 1000 Lashes: Because I Say What I Think (Translator) |
| Other Memberships | |
| Awards | - Longlisted for Canada Reads 2018 - Shortlisted for Evergreen Award 2018 - Winner Fred Kerner Award 2018 |
| Contests | |
| Genres | |
| Available For | |
| Services Offered |