Renato Gandia

Renato Gandia, a Filipino-Canadian writer, explores identity, queerness, migration, and the complexity of love across cultures and relationships. A former journalist, he brings a sharp eye for narrative and detail to both his fiction and nonfiction work. His forthcoming projects include the novel Anatomy of Compersion and the memoir Redeeming Renato: A Memoir of a Gay Filipino Wannabe Catholic Priest. His stories and poems have appeared in Magdaragat anthology, Gathering Our Breath anthology, and Ginger & Smoke magazine. and other literary venues. Renato is also the managing editor of Salingpusa, a Calgary-based digital arts magazine that celebrates diverse voices and creative communities. Drawing from his upbringing in the Philippines, his life in Calgary, and his time in the seminary, Renato’s writing is deeply rooted in place, memory, and transformation. When he’s not writing, he works in corporate communications, and shares life with his husband and their dog.