A woman in a blue dress holds a microphone, smiling as she talks to a person wearing a green Queers t-shirt and jeans. They are standing on a red carpet with a Twin Cities Film Fest backdrop.

Lane Michael Stanley

Lane Michael Stanley is a transgender writer and filmmaker whose work explores queerness, class, restorative justice, grief, and healing. His writing has appeared/is forthcoming in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Foglifter, The Ana, Brevity, The Belladonna, and HowlRound. Lane’s films and plays have been presented by 35 film festivals and 21 theaters in 25 states and four countries, and shown in soup kitchens, meditation gardens, addiction treatment centers, and San Quentin State Prison. He holds an MFA from UT Austin. Lane is currently hard at work on a novel and a memoir, both of which explore the healing and liberatory powers of BDSM. www.lanemichaelstanley.com.


Articles by Lane Michael Stanley

Literary Community
Monday June 30

PEN America’s Emerging Voices Workshop gives CA writers a chance to go deep, connect, and grow

PEN America has created a uniquely intimate workshop that promotes ongoing community and a strong sense of identity for writers based in LA.