TDTF Writer-in-Residence Orlando Silver (he/they) is a trans queer writer living and working on Darug and Gundungurra lands. He is a playwright, fiction writer and poet. Orlando often focuses on the intersections of desire, transgender identities and embodiment. He is the author of the plays “Soft Daddy” (2024) and “Escape Velocity” (2003). He is the editor of the kink anthology “I Write the Body” (Kith Books). His new anthology “Take it Outside” is due for publication in early 2025 through his new imprint, Incision Press. He will be working on his new novel, “Scratch”.