Gayathiri Kamalakanthan author biography, plus links to books by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan.

Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

Gayathiri Kamalakanthan is a Tamil poet and producer. They're interested in how language shapes adolescence and how we might use it to build freer futures. Gayathiri is a recipient of the Disabled Poets Prize, the FAB Prize and the RSL Literature Matters Award. An alumna of the Southbank Centre New Poets Collective, Gayathiri runs Word-Benders, a poetry workshop centering the work of trans and queer poets of colour. Their work in Relationships and Sex Education shapes the questions they ask as a writer. gayathiri.co.uk, @unembarrassable.

This biography was last updated on 06/02/2026.

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