Author

Rhea Rollmann

Rhea Rollmann is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John’s and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She’s a founding editor of TheIndependent.ca, and a contributing editor with PopMatters.com. Her writing has appeared in a range of popular and academic publications, including Briarpatch, Xtra Magazine, CBC, Chatelaine, Canadian Theatre Review, Journal of Gender Studies, and more. Her work has garnered three Atlantic Journalism Awards, multiple CAJ award nominations, the Andrea Walker Memorial Prize for Feminist Health Journalism, and she was shortlisted for the NL Human Rights Award in 2024. She also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism. She is presently Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John’s.

Rhea's Latest Articles

Patriarchy, petroleum, and… mmm… pigs…

What exactly qualifies an individual to enter politics? To sit on a board?

What a Time! A Forty Year Celebration by Ryan’s Fancy

A review of the history-packed new double-CD from 'the band that launched the Newfoundland music scene'

chocolate-tasting
The art of chocolate-tasting

A first-hand account of being schooled in taking one's chocolate seriously

Looking for signs of green in a grey, grey world

In a special extended blog, an exploration of green on this St. Paddy's Day

Newfoundland’s G-20 fiasco that wasn’t

Reflecting back on the Smallwood days for lessons in good policing

hand pulling net
A tale of two countries: Part 3

In the final installment of this special series on our fishery, columnist Hans Rollmann tells us the MOU's not all bad, just mostly, and suggests some creative solutions for our future

many fish
A tale of two countries: Part 2

In the second installment of this special series on our fishery, columnist Hans Rollmann says F-U, MOU

Fish Bones by John Andrews
A tale of two countries: Part 1

In this special 3-part series, columnist Hans Rollmann takes a hard look at the fisheries in this province and spells out what's happening, along with his opinion on the costs

Seeds by Hey Rosetta!

Hans Rollmann thinks you should get yourself a copy of Seeds, plant it in your stereo and feel your spirit grow

Stop troubling my Tetley, Tata

There is a dark side to the cozy comfort offered by your cup of tea