{"product_id":"catflaps-ciphers-why-we-need-radical-queer-and-trans-spaces-now","title":"Catflaps \u0026 Ciphers: why we need radical queer and trans spaces now","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday 7th May 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30 pm doors for 7pm start \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCelebrating the publication of the 5th edition of\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatflap\u003c\/i\u003e, a print-only magazine of “queer writing with a disco heart\" from Outburst Queer Arts Festival in Belfast, we invite you to a conversation featuring \u003ci\u003eCatflap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributors author Juliet Jacques and Jack Thompson, publisher at Cipher Press and co-founder of the Hastings Queer Book Festival, along with Ruth McCarthy from Outburst \/\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatflap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand So Mayer, editor of\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatflap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"oneComWebmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eissue 5, to discuss why we need queer and trans spaces, publications and events more than ever, and why we have to keep them radical and work in solidarity nationally and internationally in the face of existential challenges. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe event will open with a reading by Keith Jarrett, to celebrate the publication of his incredible new poetry collection \u003ci\u003eHide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied\u003c\/i\u003e from Bad Betty Press.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003ecatflap is published by Outburst Arts through support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBios:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuliet Jacques (b. Redhill, Surrey in 1981) is a writer, filmmaker, broadcaster and academic based in London. She has published six books, including \u003cem\u003eTrans: A Memoir \u003c\/em\u003e(2015), two short story collections including \u003cem\u003eVariations \u003c\/em\u003e(2021), \u003cem\u003eFront Lines: Trans Journalism 2007-2021 \u003c\/em\u003e(2022), and a novella, \u003cem\u003eMonaco\u003c\/em\u003e (2023). Her radical arts \u0026amp; culture podcast \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/julietjacques.com\/audiovisual\/suite-212\/\"\u003eSuite(212)\u003c\/a\u003e is back in action!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeith Jarrett’s poetry, fiction and essays have been widely anthologised. A multiple slam champion, he was selected for the International Literary Showcase as an outstanding LGBT writer. Keith teaches at NYU London and holds a PhD from Birkbeck. His latest poetry collection \u003cem\u003eHide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied\u003c\/em\u003e is out now from Bad Betty Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuth McCarthy is Artistic Director with Outburst Arts in Belfast, who have commissioned, developed and showcased new queer art across platforms for two decades. She has worked with queer artists, writers and activists in 34 countries and has special interest in queer literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo Mayer is the editor of catflap, and most recently the author of \u003cem\u003eBad Language\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir and manifesto on power and language, out now from Peninsula Press, and their collection of speculative (non)fiction, Truth \u0026amp; Dare, from Cipher Press. They work as an indie bookseller and writing mentor, and as a member of queer feminist film curation collective Club Des Femmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Thompson is publisher and commissioning editor and Cipher Press, an independent publishing house amplifying the work of queer and trans writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57093602443641,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/catflap.jpg?v=1776860256","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/catflaps-ciphers-why-we-need-radical-queer-and-trans-spaces-now","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}