ABOUT ME

My name is Christopher DiRaddo. I’m the author of two books: The Family Way (2021) and The Geography of Pluto (2014).

I live in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), where I am the founder and host of the Violet Hour Literary Series & Book Club. I typically program between 20 and 30 literary activities each year. To stay up to date on my events and writing projects, subscribe to The Violet Letter, my monthly newsletter about LGBTQ+ literature in Montreal and beyond.

You can also write to me here, or follow me at one of the places below.

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In case you’re looking for a more traditional bio:

Christopher DiRaddo is the author of the novels The Family Way (2021), shortlisted for the F.G Bressani Literary Prize, and The Geography of Pluto (2014). His essays and short stories have appeared in First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far), Here & Now: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writing and The Globe and Mail. He has also written for several publications, including Elle Canada, Xtra magazine and enRoute magazine, for which he won a National Magazine Award. In 2014, he created the Violet Hour Reading Series & Book Club, which has to date provided a platform for more than 300 LGBTQ+ writers in Canada to connect with new audiences. In 2024, he won the QWF Judy Mappin Community Award, and was named the inaugural writer-in-residence at The Hideout in PEI. He lives in Montreal.