About Rowan

Rowan Jetté Knox is an award-winning Canadian writer, author of the bestseller Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family, and a human rights advocate. Rowan is passionate about embracing change, leading with love, and living our most authentic lives.

Rowan shares his family’s story about the power of acceptance, understanding, vulnerability and unconditional love, in the hopes of normalizing the existence of LGBTQ2+ families. Having confronted a series of personal challenges and a major mental health crisis, Rowan also brings to life the necessity of facing mental illness without stigma.

Rowan’s work has been featured by several national and international media outlets, including CBC, BBC, The Independent UK, The Globe and Mail, O Magazine, and Chatelaine.

Rowan was humbled to be inducted into the 2021 Order of Ottawa for his advocacy of transgender, gender-creative, and non-binary youth along with his work helping others with mental health issues. Prior to transition, he was a 2019 Chatelaine Woman of the Year and 2020 Top 25 Women of Influence.

He lives in Toronto, Canada with his loved ones and a coffee maker that never quits.

Books

Rowan (formerly known as Amanda) is the national bestselling author of two memoirs. His warm, uncomplicated, down-to-earth style of writing is regularly described by readers as having someone tell you their life story while sitting at a table with you.

Love Lives Here:
A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family

One Sunny Afternoon:
A Memoir of Trauma and Healing

Speaking

Rowan is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker, whose topics range from LGBTQ2S+ inclusion to resilience and mental health awareness.

For Canadian speaking inquiries, including packages and rates, please contact Marianne Woods at Talk About Speakers.

For international inquiries, please contact Rowan directly via the form above.