Orlando Silver (he/they) is a writer working on Dharug & Gundungurra lands in Sydney, Australia.
About
Orlando holds a BA in Theatre from Western Sydney University and a Playwriting certificate from NIDA. He also holds a Diploma in Community Services, and is midway through an MA Counselling.
Orlando has 23 years experience in community services, activism and community enagagement. 8 of these years were spent in LGBTIQA+ organisations. He has coordinated festivals, conferences, retreats and large scale gatherings.
He the founder and Director of Incision Press, an international queer & trans independent publishing company run on Gadigal lands, Sydney.
“Take it Outside” - co-edited with Cash Torn - trans & queer erotica anthology (pub. Incision Press, 2025)
“Relent” - author, chapbook of poems (pub Incision Press, 2024)
“I Write the Body” - editor - trans & queer erotica anthology (pub Silvertongue Publishing, 2023 now available Incision Press)
“Soft Fruit” (illustrated by E.N. Salter) 2022 - trans masc erotica (out of print)
Books
Plays
2025
“mechanics” short story, “Pearl Prize Anthology 2025” pub Osborne and Fawkner
2024
“bodytruth”, Island Magazine (online)
“My Father” short story, “Swagger” pub Flashpoint Publications
“burn me down”, short story, “Listen to Your Skin Anthology”
“Swollen” flash fiction winner, Aniko Press
2023
“nightclub”, highly commended Outstanding Short Story Competition
2022
“Breakup” short story, “Best Lesbian Erotica 6” pub Cleis Press
“Redgum” short story, “Heckin’ Lewd” pub Bold Stroke Books
“One Daughter” - in progress
“Soft Daddy” - 2025 - trans masc celebration of identity, power and kink
“Escape Velocity” - 2004 - produced by Pandoras Box Productions, performed at TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst
Stories and Poems
Residencies & Scholarships
Orlando is the founder of the Write Hard Program. Through the inception of this program in 2002, he has taught hundreds of LGBTIQA+ students through mentorships, online/ in person classes and a recent writing retreat.
Orlando was recently a Guest Judge at the Outstanding Short Story Competition (2025). He was the Guest Curator at the 2024 Enqueer Festival. In 2024, Orlando was the Facilitator of the Westwords LGBTIQA+ Illuminate Ink 6 month intensive program.
2025 - ThinkDoTank: year long residency with Peter Polites and Omar Sakr
2024 - All That We Are: Tasmania
2023 - Varuna Writers House, Westwords Scholarship
2022 - Faber Novel Course, Scholarship
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