So we're still online, but this week is the 2022 SCBWI Winter Conference. I really love the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and their conferences are always a great and exciting mix of inspiration, craft, business, opportunity, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
