Lee Wind Newsletter #29 - October 12-25, 2013

[Lee Wind]

Hi!

I hope you enjoy the twenty-ninth 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!

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

Books:

The Sin Warriors- Historical Fiction Based on 1950s #gay purge of Florida's Universities http://bit.ly/1enWEx2 #LGBTQ 

Gold In The Clouds- A Gay Teen Fairy Tale Inspired From "Jack And The Beanstalk" http://bit.ly/1cYCwDG #LGBTQ 

Being Emily- A Transgender Teen Comes Out About Who They Truly Are http://bit.ly/1hl1v4p

Lesbians 101- A Wonderful Comic Series That Answers Some Basic (& Important) Questions http://bit.ly/1dngWJa

When Romeo Kissed Mercutio- A Gay Teen Romance http://bit.ly/1eqZ7Xp #LGBTQ 

Culture, Politics, & Gay-Straight Alliance Info:

Thursday (Oct 17) Is Spirit Day- Wear Purple To Stand Against Bullying & Support #LGBTQ Youth http://bit.ly/1cNMRSM

Learn about Asexual Awareness Week! http://bit.ly/1dsDcl1 #LGBTQAI

Sissy Goodwin Stands Out - And Stands Up - In Wyoming, the - as he puts it - "Mississippi of the West" http://bit.ly/1daYraN

2.  Lee's News:

Three fun things to share:

I had an amazing experience at Models of Pride on the USC campus in Los Angeles last weekend, sharing my "Discover LGBTQ History" presentation. What a smart and engaged audience of young LGBTQ and allied people! For more on my presentations, visit my speaker-visit website at smashingstereotypes.org

And I'm excited that I'll be presenting at the upcoming KidLitCon13 in Austin, Texas on November 9.  It's the annual conference of bloggers who focus on kid's and teen literature, and I'll be giving this talk, "Diversity In Kid Lit: Nurture More, Blog More, Get More" and I'll be on the panel, Kidlit Blogging Roundtable: Our Past, Present, and Future.  More info here: http://bit.ly/1diFrY0 

And to round out the good news, my article on empowering diversity in the work world is the cover story in Office Pro magazine! http://bit.ly/1ewpwmW

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing World Updates 

Mark your calendars & get the scoop on the #NY14SCBWI Winter Conference! http://bit.ly/19KWr1F #scbwi 

Check out @gregpincus' Innovations in Book Marketing #scbwi http://bit.ly/1aT7RCU

The 5 Finalists for the 2013 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Are... http://bit.ly/1eJcvqe #scbwi

Have YOU seen #scbwi's new website? http://bit.ly/17Mk7TO

 

4.  Current Inspiration:

"Write as a writer, rewrite as a reader." - editor Gorham Munson, as quoted in Bruce Hale's Sept 2013 newsletter, 

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=OvjWa&m=IhM0eF8OM_LsQz&b=JtzU6d.cKdF3FfMxwRfReg

Lee Wind, M.Ed.

Producer,

KID LIT With Lisa Loeb

Blogger, Author, Speaker

Founding Blogger of the Award-Winning "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell do I Read?" 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 

iamle...@gmail.com

http://twitter.com/LeeWind

http://facebook.com/LeeWind

http://kidlitradio.org/

Sign up for the Lee Wind Newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/957bocl