Started in February 2021, Queer KidLit Creators is a free, all-volunteer-powered safe space gathering of Queer-identified Children's and Teen Literature Writers, Translators, and illustrators. If you identify as Queer and your creative work includes kid lit, there are...
Highest highs: Me and a room full of middle schoolers at a school visit in November 2022, organized by We Need Diverse Books and Writers and Artists Across the Country. Every student in the photo is holding their own copy of my nonfiction book for readers age 11 and...
Happy October! This month I'll be presenting at 3 events: The San Diego Writers Festival - I'll be on two panels, There’s No Such Thing as “Self” Publishing – How to Publish Professionally (I'm moderating, with Kirk Whisler and Leslie Ferguson), and Kid Lit Experts...
It's Banned Books Week (September 18-24, 2022) - a celebration of the freedom to read, and an acknowledgement of the ongoing struggle to safeguard that freedom. As part of my day job for the Independent Book Publishers Association, I'll be co-hosting a FREE for...
As part of this month's celebration of Queer Pride, I had the honor to be interviewed on two podcasts: Virgin. Beauty. B!tch - a great conversation with Christopher and Heather "Revealing the Hidden History of Pride with Award-Winning Author Lee Wind" and Millennial...
I'll be talking about Queer books for kids and teens (mine and others) and empowering Queer History at three events in June... I hope you'll join me for one or more! Tuesday June 14th at 6pm - A Pride Book Talk IN-PERSON at PAGES Bookstore in Manhattan Beach, CA This...
