Nathan Joe

Nathan Joe 周润豪 is a Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet based in Tāmaki Makaurau. He was the recipient of the 2021 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award and the 2020 National Poetry Slam Champion. His poetry short film, Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems, commissioned by Going West Writers Festival, premiered internationally at the Toronto Queer Film Festival 2022. He is also the curator and producer of BIPOC spoken word event Dirty Passports and the Creative Director of Auckland Pride. His play Scenes from a Yellow Peril premiered at the ASB Waterfront Theatre last year. His latest play Losing Face premieres this year as part of Q Matchbox.