Zoë S. Roy | The Writers' Union of Canada

<article data-history-node-id="10213" about="/member/zo%C3%AB-s-roy" class="member-directory full clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="section-my-public-profile"> <div class="row public-profile-body"> <div class="col-md-2"> <div class="profile-pic-image-section"> <img src="https://portal.writersunion.ca/sites/default/files/styles/public_profile/public/memberphoto/Zoe.png" class="img-responsive public-profile-profile-image"> <div class="profile-pic-credit-section"> Photo Credit: <div class="field field--name-field-photo-credit- field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Photo credit</div> <div class="field--item">Jean-Marc Roy</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-10 profile-information-section"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 name-section"> Zoë S. Roy </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> BIO </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-biography field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Biography</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span style="color:black;">Zoë S. Roy, born in China and an ardent reader even during the Cultural Revolution, channels her passion for women’s cross-cultural experiences into her literary fiction. She has published four works of fiction with Inanna Publications: the novels </span><em><span style="color:black;">Spinster Kang</span></em><span style="color:black;">, which was featured at the Toronto International Festival of Authors in 2019, </span><em><span style="color:black;">Calls Across the Pacific</span></em><span style="color:black;"> (2015), </span><em><span style="color:black;">The Long March Home</span></em><span style="color:black;"> (2011), and the short story collection </span><em><span style="color:black;">Butterfly Tears</span></em><span style="color:black;"> (2009). She holds an M.A. in Atlantic Canada Studies from Saint Mary’s University and an M.Ed. in Adult Education from the University of New Brunswick. A former teacher and member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, she also serves as a volunteer writer for Wikipedia. </span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> ADDRESS </div> <div class="col-md-12 address-section" > City: Toronto, Province/Territory: Ontario </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> EMAIL </div> <div class="col-md-12 email-section" > c/o TWUC </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> LANGUAGES </div> <div class="col-md-12"> English, Chinese </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> PUBLICATIONS </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-publications field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publications</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--public-profile-publications-sect paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Title</div> <div class="field--item">Spinster Kang (Novel)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Publisher</div> <div class="field--item">Inanna Publications</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-year field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Year</div> <div class="field--item">2019</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--public-profile-publications-sect paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Title</div> <div class="field--item">Calls Across the Pacific (Novel) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Publisher</div> <div class="field--item">Inanna Publications</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-year field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Year</div> <div class="field--item">2015</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--public-profile-publications-sect paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Title</div> <div class="field--item">The Long March Home (Novel)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Publisher</div> <div class="field--item">Inanna Publications</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-year field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Year</div> <div class="field--item">2011</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--public-profile-publications-sect paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Title</div> <div class="field--item"> Butterfly Tears (Short fiction)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Publisher</div> <div class="field--item">Inanna Publications</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-year field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Year</div> <div class="field--item">2009</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> LINKS </div> <div class="col-md-12 link-details"> <div class="field field--name-field-links field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Links</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/zoesroy">Welcome to Zoë S. Roy's Homepage</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://youtu.be/aQJlXZY_Sxw">Spinster Kang (Book trailer)</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://youtu.be/weYXIQdPikk">Calls across the Pacific (Book trailer)</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://youtu.be/GOqnmp_a37g">The Long March Home (Book trailer)</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://youtu.be/MCiszG4iwS8">Butterfly Tears (Book trailer)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label parent_lable"> PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS </div> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> Presentation details </div> <div class="col-md-12 presentation-details"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Audience Size </div> <div class="col-md-9"> <div class="field field--name-field-school-work-audience field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Audience size</div> <div class="field--item">up to 30</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 "> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Presentation Genre </div> <div class="col-md-9"> Literary fiction </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 "> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Presentation Length </div> <div class="col-md-9"> 60 Minutes </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> School presentation details </div> <div class="presentation-details col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Audience Size </div> <div class="col-md-9"> Up to 40 </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 "> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Intended Audience </div> <div class="col-md-9"> Grade 11 and 12 </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-3 left-label"> Presentation Length </div> <div class="col-md-9"> 45 minutes </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-12 left-label"> Presentation Description </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-presentation-description field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Presentation description</div> <div class="field--item"><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt;"><strong>The presentation includes an introduction to the setting, the storyline, and the protagonist, as well as reading parts of one of my novels or stories. The last part is a question-and-answer interaction with the audience.</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> EQUITY INITIATIVE </div> <div class="col-md-12"> As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as: <div class="field field--name-field-i-identify-as- field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Members who identify as:</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item">Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 profile-information-label"> Programs & Interests </div> <div class="presentation-details col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-7 left-label"> Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program: </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <div class="field field--name-field-all-members-are-elig field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro</div> <div class="field--item">Yes</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="presentation-details col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-7 left-label"> Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program: </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <div class="field field--name-field-the-union-s-northern-ontar field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar</div> <div class="field--item">Yes</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="presentation-details col-md-12"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article>