sam albatros is an academic, writer, poet, translator and an internationally-acclaimed performance artist based in London. their work has been supported by prestigious writing residencies in Berlin (Literarisches Colloquium Berlin) and Leipzig (Goethe- Institut Thessaloniki, HALLE 14, Edit), and they have been the recipient of a Stavros Niarchos Foundation & Artworks Fellowship for young artists. their latest novel is titled “dad i want you to be ashamed of me