ManicWorld Magazine

Taro Williams (he/they) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer raised in the east- end of Tkaronto/Toronto, the city he is now based in. His work explores themes of gentrification, queerness, and urban living. He is of Nikkei heritage(fourth gen Japanese Canadian) and has attended Rosedale Heights School of the Arts and Concordia University.

William’s work has previously been published in School Schmool (2022,2023), Ex-Puritian (2024), Auvert Magazine (2024), Moss Puppy Magazine issue 7: “The Boneyard”(2024), 100 Stories: Echoes of Empathy with the Asian Arts and Cultural Trust (2024), Your Impossible Voice (2024), The Hemlock Journal (2024), and Squid Magazine (2024). In his work, Williams aims to capture an honest expression of our current moment.

He creates from the perspective of Gen Z, and aims to capture the emotional heaviness of the post millennial generation, the most educated, diverse, and connected generation, yet, also a generation that is struggling within a culture of mass anxieties, economic insecurities, and an unstable future. Williams’ is currently split between both Tkaronto/Toronto and Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, two cities he calls home.