Lee Wind Newsletter #24 - June 24 - July 7, 2013

[Lee Wind]

Catching up on our summer of reading?

Enjoy the twenty-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.  Speaker Visit News

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing 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!

1.  New on the "I'm Here. I'm Queer.  What the Hell do I Read?" Blog:

Books:

Julio's Day - A Gay Life (Graphic Novel) http://bit.ly/1comMFe

13 Therapists - a rich gay teen has everything but a boyfriend and a loving mother http://bit.ly/1asqZZg

Girl Friends: The Manga Story of a Friendship that Blossoms into True Love http://bit.ly/18nKqp1 review by Aaron Walsh

I Give to You: A Manga Wherein Two Lost Souls Learn to Love Again http://bit.ly/1cRiEh4 Review by Aaron Walsh

Drama - A Graphic Novel of Middle School Drama On & Off Stage... Gay Characters, too! http://bit.ly/12tH52x

Forward Pass - A YA Novel About A Closeted Lesbian Teen Soccer Player http://bit.ly/1cJFO91

Where You Are - A High School Gay Student-Teacher Relationship http://bit.ly/18nfLod

My New Gender Workbook- World Peace Through Gender Anarchy & Sex Positivity http://bit.ly/12Lp8Nt

Kevin Keller- The Out Gay Teen From Archie Comics Gets His Own Series! http://bit.ly/1a4oLz2

Culture, Politics, & Gay-Straight Alliance Info:

Not All Trans People Feel "Trapped" In the Wrong Body http://bit.ly/17UzMpq

2.  Speaker Visit News:

I'm very excited to be speaking this upcoming Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society in Los Angeles.  I'll be giving my new talk, "The Five Secrets To Getting Diversity To Work" and sharing one of my favorite picture books, Todd Parr's "The Family Book" for the younger (and younger-at-heart) crowd.

Here's the blurb for my presentation: 

The Five Secrets To Getting Diversity To Work

At schools, at work, in every organization it's the same challenge - diversity can create conflict, or that same diversity can help us solve problems, create loyalty and empower our success.  Lee Wind, M.Ed. shares the five secrets that shouldn't be secrets, because they're the tools we need to create a world where differences are celebrated!

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing Updates 

"THE BOOK" - SCBWI's Essential Guide to Publishing For Children http://bit.ly/13Rd4Nw

#scbwi 2013 Crystal Kite Winner Aaron Reynolds (For "Creepy Carrots") http://bit.ly/15q9OEH

#scbwi 2013 Crystal Kite Winner Lynne Kelly (for "Chained")  http://bit.ly/1avondg

Why Hasn't The Number of MultiCultural Books Increased In 18 Years? - Lee & Low's Study http://bit.ly/1bsQ0GG

4.  Current Inspiration:

"Get your character in trouble in the first sentence and out of trouble in the last sentence."  

Barthe DeClements, as quoted in Darcy Pattison in her post "5 quotes to Plot your Novel by" http://www.darcypattison.com/plot/5-quotes-to-plot-your-novel-by/

Lee Wind, M.Ed.

Blogger, Author, Speaker

Founding Blogger of "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?"  (Voted Best GLBT Book Blog, BBAW 2009 and 2011) at http://www.leewind.org

Official Blogger for SCBWI: THE BLOG at http://scbwi.blogspot.com/ and Captain of SCBWI Team Blog

Co-Regional Advisor, SCBWI Los Angeles 

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