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Author update: Meeting a deadline, A Sydney Taylor Picture Book Notable, Speaking to SCBWI San Diego on Feb 5, SCBWI Team Blogging the Winter 2022 Conference, and the Feb-June dates for Queer KidLit Creators!

by Lee Wind | Feb 1, 2022 | Author Lee Wind, Awards, Events, Queer KidLit Creators

Hello, community! I'm back from my blogging break and unbelievably, it's already February 2022! Some updates: Deadline met! I turned in the full draft of book 2 in the Queer History Project series, THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE just last week. I've learned so much...

Book Clubs are Fun!

by Lee Wind | Nov 17, 2021 | Author Lee Wind, Events

A screen shot of the book club that read "No Way, They Were Gay?" I had so much fun chatting with Carrie's book club this past weekend. They'd read "No Way, They Were Gay?" and then gathered around fudge and a laptop where I answered questions and chatted with the...

Attending the NCTE Conference? Check out the On-Demand “Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep” Panel!

by Lee Wind | Nov 15, 2021 | Author Lee Wind, Events

A screenshot from our panel. Clockwise from top left: Lesa, me(!), Patricia, Paula, Traci, and Melissa. If you're attending the National Council of Teachers of English online conference November 18-21, I hope you'll check this the hour-long panel I was honored to be...

“Red and Green and Blue and White” is out in the world… and I’m doing some fun events — Join me!

by Lee Wind | Nov 1, 2021 | Author Lee Wind, Events

Spotted by a friend in Chicago at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) gift shop! How amazing is it to hear from friends that they've spotted my debut picture book out in the wild? Really amazing. And okay, a world-renowned contemporary art museum's gift shop isn't...

It’s the Book Birthday for “Red and Green and Blue and White”! (Meaning, it’s available TODAY!) Please Join me, the book’s illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky, and the wonderful Jane Yolen at the virtual Launch Party on November 10, 2021!

by Lee Wind | Oct 19, 2021 | Author Lee Wind, Events

I'm so delighted that my debut picture book is finally, officially, OUT today! Acknowledging that a holiday-themed book (about the true meaning of Chanukah, and Christmas, and community) is not on everyone's radar as decorations and plans for Halloween surround us,...

Join Melanie Gillman, Rob Sanders, and Me(!) for a Discussion of “LGBTQ+ History in Children’s Books” on Oct 12, 2021

by Lee Wind | Oct 4, 2021 | #QueerHistoryisEverywhere, Author Lee Wind, Events

I'm really delighted to be part of this conversation. We're going to have a panel discussion, and with the help of everyone attending, put together a crowd-sourced list of wonderful Kid Lit that covers and includes LGBTQ+ History! You can register for the free webinar...

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