media – Jinghua Qian

18 Apr 2022

Workshop series: The Drop-In

Solicited advice for trans & gender diverse folks starting out in the creative industries.

Illustration of a cluttered bedroom with text (as below) on an easel. — Poster art: Dawn Iris Dangkomen.

All through May 2022, I’m running five online workshops for trans/nonbinary/gender diverse folks on starting out in the creative industries, featuring an all-star line up:

Sun 8 May – dance – Raina Peterson (they/them) – book
Tue 10 May – writing/editing – Maddee Clark (he/him) – book
Tue 17 May – media – Jinghua Qian (ey/em) – book
Tue 24 May – music – June Jones (she/her) – book
Tue 31 May – comedy – Cassie Workman (she/her) – book

They’re all free, you can join from anywhere in the world, and you can come to as few or as many as you like. More info at the booking links above. Can’t wait!

31 Jan 20228 Feb 2022

Workshop: How to talk to journalists

A workshop for members of marginalised, underrepresented and misrepresented groups on how to assess and respond to media requests. Presented by freelance reporter Jinghua Qian with support from the Foundation for Young Australians.

Sat 12 Feb 2022
2pm to 3:30pm
online via Zoom
free – register here – add to cal

Why?

People from marginalised backgrounds often have good reason to distrust the media. At the same time, it can be a valuable way of getting your voice heard. So I wanted to offer a workshop on how to talk to journalists without feeling like you’re losing control of your own story.

28 Apr 2021

FCAC Radio

Catch me chatting to Footscray Community Arts Centre’s Vyshnavee Wijekumar about writing, sexting, and fandom ahead of the SMUT: Queer Erotic Fan Fiction Salon this Friday. Listen on Spotify below or find it in your fave podcast platform.

30 Sep 2020

NüProfile: Jinghua Qian on why ‘China-watching’ is problematic, and unbelonging in Australia | NüVoices

I chatted to NüVoices – an international media collective focused on women and China – about writing, diaspora, and why I’m not necessarily interested in inclusion.

Big thanks to interviewer Annabelle Jarrett for making sense of my late-night ramblings over Zoom and editor Jessie Lau for setting this up!

7 Sep 202025 Sep 2020

Adding people of colour to a racist workplace isn’t the answer | Overland

For Overland, I wrote about how I’m over being the only one in the room, or trying to change things from the inside – and how our media regulations are broken when it’s easier to publish something racist than to call it racist.

22 Jun 202022 Jun 2020

Are you a critic?

I’ve created a spreadsheet of Australian critics in response to the lack of diversity in criticism. You can add yourself via this Google Form.

Hopefully it’s a useful resource for artists, venues, publicists and commissioning editors to access a wider pool of critics. You can view the spreadsheet here. Please share with all your critically-minded mates.