Letter to My Little Trans Self

21 Oct

hotpencil press

When: Tuesday 21st October 2025
Time: 7-10pm
Where: Printworks, 14 Claremont, Hastings TN34 1HA
Ticket Price (pay what you can afford): £5/3

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Part of Hastings Storytelling Festival.

What would you say if you could write back to your younger self?

Letter to My Little Trans Self is a powerful new book from hotpencil press, bringing together letters, poems and reflections from trans and non-binary voices across the UK.

For one night only, writers will read their letters live on stage in Hastings before joining hotpencil and Cipher Press in conversation about the importance of publishing trans voices.

Featuring readings from Bambi Jordan Philips, Kasra Jalilipour, Sarah Savage, Victoria Oldman and Zed Gregory. Plus recorded readings from Alexandra R De Ruiz and Juno Roche

Witty, moving, humble, scary and joyful – these are words of love, advice and truth across time. Don’t miss the chance to hear them spoken live in the room.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night, plus the opportunity for personal book signings.

Want to know more about the publication?
Click here to find out.

This event is created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community. Allies are very welcome to join and if you have the means, selecting a full price ticket helps support the queer community and keeps the event accessible to everyone.

Letter to My Little Trans Self is a collaboration between hotpencil press, Trans Pride Hastings, Cipher Press, Home Live Art and Hastings Storytelling Festival – working together to create a welcoming space for trans artist and audiences.

hotpencil press is a small independent publisher run by Serge Nicholson and Libro Levi Bridgeman celebrated for high quality, visually striking books that amplify Trans and Queer perspectives.
Bringing the worlds of art, new writing and performative text, their publications blur boundaries and challenge conventions. They produce artists’ books, and experimental works that emphasise crowd-sourced story telling of queer identities and produce collectible publications that appeal to readers interested in unconventional and creative formats. Publications include There Is No Word For It, Letter To My Little Queer Self and Letter To My Little Trans Self.
Serge Nicholson is a trans arts practitioner and co-founder of hotpencil press. He is a Queer History researcher/curator and therapist.
Libro Levi Bridgeman wrote the sell-out theatre show The Butch Monologues. Credits include: For Ezra (Muswell Press) and the documentary Private View. They co-run hotpencil press with Serge Nicholson. They have a Ph.D from UEA and have taught creative writing in several universities and 5 UK prisons.
There is wheelchair access into the venue via a temporary ramp that is placed at the second door.
Toilets are accessible and gender neutral toilet.

To support d/Deaf and hard of hearing audiences, a free copy of the book will be available at the door, exclusively for d/Deaf and hard of hearing attendees to read along during the live readings and to take home afterwards. We will also have a number of large-print versions of the readings available for anyone who needs them.
The Q&A section will not be interpreted. Concession tickets are available if you are attending only for the readings.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or requests regarding access: katy@homeliveart.com.
18 years plus. Some adult content.