Jaye simpson (stylized in all lowercase) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.
[1] Simpson resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish,[2][3] and they write their name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters as a stylistic choice to emulate a softness they feel society does not provide to them regularly.
[4] Simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021[5] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020.
[6] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.
[8] Simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in Love After the End,[9] an anthology collection edited by Joshua Whitehead.