So over at the Independent Book Publishers Association, we're having our annual IBPA Publishing University conference this month in Orlando, Florida. We'd actually planned to be in Orlando for the conference back in 2020, but had to cancel due to the pandemic. 2021...
screen shot of the School Library Journal article on Malinda Lo's win and speech It's exciting when a writer you admire, with a book you thought was awesome, wins a big award. When it's a fellow Queer YA writer, with a Queer YA Historical Fiction that shines a light...
Pumpkin by Julie Murphy Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon, so that he can...
This story is really infuriating and inspiring. Infuriating: the administrator turning OFF Bryce's microphone after Bryce said he came out as Queer his freshman year and taking his printed speech away. Inspiring: Bryce giving the speech he truly wanted to give anyway...
Thank you, community! Here I am, surrounded by the donated copies! I'm so excited to share that this week the copies were delivered to the team at Brave Trails, this amazing nonprofit that's building the next generation of LGBTQ+ youth leaders! The donations of my...
Selected as a PBS Voices short film and an official documentary short of a few film festivals, Senior Prom was created by Filmmaker Luisa Conlon and produced by the queer, female-led production company Cousins. You can watch the short film and learn more at...
