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Shawn Hitchins

Shawn Hitchins is a Toronto-based author and California dreamer. His second memoir, "The Light Streamed Beneath It: A Memoir of Grief and Celebration," is out now via ECW Press. His comedy special Ginger Nation currently airs on OUTtv, and his book A Brief History of Oversharing is available through major retailers across Canada.

    Latest from Shawn Hitchins

    Point of View

    As I age as a gay man and artist, am I getting bitter — or just recognizing the industry's toxicity?

    Shawn Hitchins ponders whether the rena-gay-ssance in queer content represents real change or just consumption.
    Pandemic Diaries

    Being Jessica Fletcher: How binging Murder, She Wrote in quarantine is helping me be a better person

    Writer Shawn Hitchins gives credit to the classic TV show for helping him reclaim a sense of decency in dark times.
    Year In Review

    Hannah Gadsby inspired me to finally seek therapy. Now I think I know how to be a queer artist

    In 2018, "Nanette" taught me that to be a queer artist is to hold up an unflattering mirror — and I'm never looking back.
    Point of View

    Spite and sperm donation: One comedian's misadventures in bringing his story to the screen

    Shawn Hitchins shares the hilarious missteps and stubborn determination that helped him turn his one-man show "Ginger Nation" into a live recording.
    Year in Review

    Sorry, Rory Gilmore: Writing personal non-fiction is not as easy as it looks

    Writer Shawn Hitchins looks back on the insane process of writing his new book — which he's happy to say is finally complete.