Sara Campos-Silvius (she/her) is a queer and multiracial Latine multidisciplinary artist and performer in amiskwacîwâskahican / Edmonton in Treaty 6 Territory in Alberta, Canada creating work in prose, poetry, theatre, and film. She was an Alberta Playwrights’ Network IBPOC Playwright In Residence 2023-24 where she was commissioned to write Besties and Besitos: A Queer Romantic Comedy. Her playwright production credits include the award-winning comedy-horror Moonie And Maybee Dig Up A Grave at Nextfest. Sara’s short films Power Chord and The Inner Ring have screened at festivals such as the Edmonton International Film Festival, Toronto International Women Film Festival, Montreal’s Image+Nation Queer Short Film Festival, Dance: Made in Canada, FAVA Fest, and the Art Gallery of Alberta. Her first poetry chapbook Sword and Smoke is published by Armistice Press and her short fiction and poetry have appeared in publications such as Capital City Press Anthology and Hungry Zine. She has presented her work at many events including CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS, Expanse, Found Fest, Nextfest, Script Salon, Springboards, and more. She has been a company member of the integrated disabled dance company CRIPSiE (Collaborative Radically Integrated Performers Society in Edmonton) since 2013.
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Sara Campos-Silvius 