photo by Ana Ribeiro

photo by Ana Ribeiro

Anaheed Saatchi writes fiction, creative nonfiction essays, cultural critiques and writes for film and television. They write about queer community and organizing. They are an uninvited guest on the unceded territories of the šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Anaheed was a 2021 Melanin Base Camp Writing Fellow in partnership with Camelbak. They've written a regular print column for Explore Magazine called Better Beta. In 2018, they co-founded the rock climbing collective BelayAll and, more recently, they're learning how to skateboard with Late Bloomers Skate Club.