Gus Lederman is a writer and theatre performer based in Tkaronto. They've written theatre reviews for Intermission Magazine and articles for Cannopy Magazine. Gus is passionate about writing plays, community-building and climate justice, culminating in their thesis play, "mycomimic". In their time in the Creative Writing program at OCAD, Gus was the Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of the program's literary journal, "Pulse", and contributed to the 2023 and 2024 editions. They also co-ran a program called "Eco Poetics," where students across programs took workshops in climate justice and created poetic responses. Gus completed their minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies and brings a lot of that knowledge into their writing. They explore themes of transness, queerness and critiques of colonialism into their work. In 2021, for their final assignment in ASOC-2001: Art and Social Change, they wrote and produced a fundraiser EP titled "stories on stolen land", raising $470 for the legal funds of two Indigenous land defender groups, 1492 Land Back Lane and Braided Warriors. Gus looks forward to continuing to explore playwriting, engaging in community organizing and carving a career in writing and theatre.