Translated Literature and Zine Making with Hidden Keileon

Come join us to read translated poems and stories and make your own zines!

The title Deptford Literature Festival in chunky black lettering outlined in bright yellow, sits on a background in blue and pale blue. It’s an illustration that includes an image of a hand with a pen, a closed fist, and the words ‘whose stories are told?’, ‘resistance’, ‘community’, and ‘history’.

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Libraries are repositories of stories that span cultures and histories, yet many voices remain unheard, particularly those from East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) heritages. This participatory workshop seeks to bridge that gap by bringing these untold stories to the forefront through translated literature and zine making. Using translated poems and stories from ESEA writers as a catalyst, participants will explore and express their visions of our shared future through the creation of zines.

Led by members of Hidden Keileon, who work across literature and community engagement, the workshop will also feature local artists and translators to provide additional insights and support. This workshop is open to participants from ESEA backgrounds, or those keen to explore ESEA literature.

Presented by Hidden Keileon.

Access information:

  • All of our in-person events Friday-Sunday, including this one, will be BSL Interpreted for audiences that require it. For workshops, you will be asked when booking your free ticket if you require the services of a BSL interpreter. For all workshops where one or more attendees require BSL interpretation, we will arrange for an interpreter to be there.
  • This event is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets.
  • Deptford Lounge has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information: deptfordlounge.org.uk/access
  • A quiet space is available during the day at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor.
  • If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the Festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the Festival day at: [email protected]
  • If you require assistance on the Festival day itself, please come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you.

For more information about the access provision available, please visit: spreadtheword.org.uk/access-at-deptford-literature-festival

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angela wai nok hui

Festival Artist


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angela wai nok hui is a percussionist, sound designer and multidisciplinary artist. Fascinated with sounds that are not meant to be, devoted to expanding the boundaries of music performances; she has a passion for experimenting with different art forms through the recreation and reimagining of noise and sonic art. She is dedicated to new music and has collaborated with many composers, artists and ensembles including the Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Explore Ensemble, Riot Ensemble, and more.

Bonnie Chan

Festival Artist


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Bonnie Chan is a theatremaker, dramaturg, applied theatre practitioner and researcher. She is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Little Bean Theatre. Her works focus on bilingualism and socially engaged devising theatre, which have been presented at international art festivals and conferences. She previously worked in the Literary Department of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Performing Arts Department in West Kowloon Cultural District (HK). She was the guest curator of the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam in 2017. She was the West Kowloon (Performing Arts) Young Fellow in 2019. Bonnie is also a certified babywearing consultant.

Sandra Lam

Festival Artist


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Sandra Lam is an independent curator and writer. Her curatorial research examines the politics of aesthetics and investigates how curating can contribute to an understanding of contemporary discourses, focusing on activism, migration and the environment. She is interested in socially engaged practice that addresses questions of identity and belonging. Her practice aims to bring a voice to the unheard narratives of the marginalised communities. She has held positions across a range of arts organisations including museums, contemporary art galleries and auction houses, as well as in editorial and public relations contexts. These include Bloomsbury Festival, Mimosa House, Goldsmiths CCA, Royal Museums Greenwich, Lehmann Maupin, Lyon & Turnbull, Sotheby’s and more. She has organised exhibitions, workshops, performances, talks, film screenings, roundtable discussions, and contributed writings to Mingpao Newspaper, the Culturist HK and .ART.

Ghost Chan

Festival Artist


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Ghost Chan is a multimedia performance artist, creative technologist and all-rounded digital wizard. From an experimental contemporary performance and software development background, he has developed a holistic career crossing the boundaries between technology, arts, and social justice. As a creative technologist, Ghost experiments with the use of interactive technology and immersive visuals to generate unique spectating experiences. His works were shown internationally, including Tate Modern, Kasino am Schwarzenbergplatz, Pleasance London, CCA Goldsmiths, Streatham Space Project, Omnibus Theatre and a lot more.

John Chan 元樟

Festival Artist


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John Chan 元樟 is a multidisciplinary storyteller, cultural strategist and lecturer working at the intersection of arts, cultural change and social justice, from a marine biology research background. He focuses on creating dignified spaces for everyone's presence and amplifying historically marginalised voices. John’s artworks focus on the intricacies of the body and nature, social movement and the folklore accompanying history. He has been involved in multiple social imagination projects and building infrastructures for resilient futures through exploring embodied ecology, stewardship and abolitionist organising. He was a 2023 Greater London Authority’s Civic Futures Fellow. He is also an actor represented by Hancock Agency.

Jeffrey Choy

Festival Artist


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Designer, artist, and writer born and raised in Hong Kong, Jeffrey Choy explores cultural and political biases, questions around enabling and/or censoring narrative in media, propaganda and populist conciseness in relation to colonisation and class disparity. Previously working in design communication and spatial design for a decade in the commercial sector, Jeffrey's artistic journey began after witnessing Hong Kong's political upheaval from afar. His mediums span from print, physical, and digital, encompassing crowdfunded publications, set design, installations, and immersive interactive new media works.

Hidden Keileon

Festival Partner


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We create the hard-to-imagine and yet-to-exist.

We are six multidisciplinary artists, strategists, thinkers, researchers and curators focused on making change. We collaborate with people from migrant and queer communities like ourselves to imagine futures with justice and freedom for all. We dream up and lead community building and life-affirming cultural projects across the UK and beyond.

Our name ‘Hidden Keileon’, is inspired by a mythical symbol of hope, reflecting our commitment to amplifying the stories and cultures of overlooked communities. We make the unseen seen, the unheard heard, and the unimagined a reality.