Pages MatamPAGES matam (They/He), is a genderqueer polyglot from Cameroon, Central Africa who blossomed in the DMV (not where you get your license, but DC, Murr'land & VA - Piscataway land). A fried plantains connoisseur, pleasure advocate and battle-horror anie fanatic, their background in poetry and spoken word has given them tools to grow into an agent of imagination as a med-school dropout turned award-winning, multidisciplinary artist and Drama TV/Film writer. PAGES employs elements of Central-African storytelling, folklore and their immigrant experience to tell dynamic stories in a poetic and magically surrealist way. Their work in poetry & screenwriting is guided by Toni Morrison's words: "the function of freedom is to free someone else" informed from a lens of Black Queer liberation. PAGES is a National Poetry Slam Champion, Callaloo fellow, NFHA Cultural Ambassador, a Google x The Guardian 2020 Rising Voices, recipient of DC Commission of Arts & Humanities fellowships, and currently works as a Lead Story Expert & script consultant at The Professional Pen. Additionally, they hold multiple screenwriting fellowships with: Amy Aniobi's TRIBE writers program by SUPER SPECIAL, Writers Discovery with Circle of Confusion, and Artist DISRUPTORS with the Center for Cultural Power.PAGES MATAM HAS WORK IN THE FIELD OF: Poetry & Spokenword, Screenwriting, Script Consulting, Hosting & Performance, Sensitivity Readings, Cultural Competency workshops, Creative Director, Editor, Educational Workshops. Read More Read Less