Lee Wind Newsletter #34 - Dec 20, 2013 - Jan 22, 2014
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Lee Wind
Jan 22, 2014, 11:35:53 AM1/22/14
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Hi Everyone,
It's 2014! Here's hoping it's a year of good health, success and progress on making our world a better place for all of us!
Enjoy the thirty-fourth edition of my newsletter. It's organized into four sections,
1. New on the "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?" Blog
2. Lee's News
3. Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing World Updates
4. Current Inspiration
I hope you find it useful and inspiring.
Thanks for reading!
Namaste,
Lee
p.s. If you'd like to be in touch, please don't hit reply - just send me an email directly at iamle...@gmail.com Thanks!
Books:
My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan- Justin's in 10th grade and he has a plan. A crazy, boy-crazy plan. http://bit.ly/1eSGISG
Someplace North Of Here - A Gay Teen Travels over 2500 miles north to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. http://bit.ly/1eSH6Rg
Promise Me Something - A YA Novel with Surprise #LGBTQ Content http://bit.ly/1dUAKD1
Out Of The Easy- 1950s New Orleans, Josie wants more than to be the daughter of a prostitute (w/a surprise gay character) http://bit.ly/KFP3jK
This Is How You Say Goodbye- A Memoir Of A Daughter's Struggle With Her Gay Father http://bit.ly/1f6CQja
Raising My Rainbow: Adventures In Raising A Fabulous, Gender Creative Son http://bit.ly/LG9wFw
Seducer Fey- A New-Adult Paranormal Romance Where Gender Identity & Sexuality Are Fluid http://bit.ly/1c3kNdl
Culture, Politics, & Gay-Straight Alliance Info:
The real #Olympic spirit? Russian Arrested for Holding #LGBTQ Pride Flag As The Torch Passes http://bit.ly/1jnxh3r
It's No Name-Calling Week! http://bit.ly/1hjcrOL
A U.S. Marine finally gets the honor - & the apology - he deserved. #lgbtq http://bit.ly/1bibxO9
Brilliant Video about how Women Face Double Standards (But Can't Let That Hold Them Back) http://bit.ly/1f6DtcF
2. Lee's News:
Evaluations from my "Discover LGBTQ History" workshop at Models Of Pride are in, and the comments were heartening:
"My favorite workshop. More people should know about this. It was amazing and an amazing teacher!!"
What was the most valuable aspect of this workshop?
"The presenters passion and style."
And at the end of the session I shared a poem I wrote about how inspired I am by learning our queer history, and an attendee wrote, "Your poem was inspiring. Thank you."
The comments made my day!
You can find out more about my Discover LGBTQ History program and all my school presentations here:
3. Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing World Updates
Registration is open for #SCBWI Los Angeles' Writer's Days (A writer's conference I'm organizing) March 22 & 23 http://bit.ly/KGYfUm
Kate DiCamillo has been named the next National Ambassador To Young People's Literature! http://bit.ly/KFSRS8
A Very Brave (& Wise) Video Post by YA author Alex Sanchez http://bit.ly/1f6EDoF
Inspiration for the Year Ahead from The Queen Of England http://bit.ly/KH1MlA #scbwi
Authors For Earth Day: Supporting Conservation Through Literacy- How You Can Get Involved! http://bit.ly/1eA6zjO
KID LIT CON Tip: How Do You Know Which Blogs To Tell About Your Book?http://bit.ly/1edK9lp #scbwi
Staying True to Yourself (& the Audience You Hope to Have): A Guest Post By Beth Hull http://bit.ly/19P3rzC
Legal News Catch-Up: Google's Book Scanning Found To Be "Fair Use" http://bit.ly/1aJadqL
4. Current Inspiration:
"Far from the tree" by Andrew Solomon, on pg 41 (A non-fiction book I'm loving reading)
Lee Wind, M.Ed.
Official Blogger for SCBWI: THE BLOG at http://scbwi.blogspot.com/ and Captain of SCBWI Team Blog
Producer,
KID LIT With Lisa Loeb
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