It's a bird! It's a plane... No, it's a Lee Wind 2017 Newsletter!

[Lee Wind]

Hi Everyone!

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve accepted a new full-time position as Director of Marketing and Programming for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) — I’m super-excited for this new career adventure! Details here: http://www.leewind.org/2017/06/exciting-news-im-new-director-of.html

And now, to our newsletter! This roundup of the first part of 2017 is in three sections:

1. Posts from the "I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?" Blog

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

3. Current Inspiration

I hope you'll find it useful and inspiring! Thanks for reading.

The light in me recognizes and acknowledges the light in you,

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. Posts from the “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?” Blog at http://www.leewind.org/

Social Commentaries

#WearOrange to help End Gun Violence

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/wearorange-one-week-from-today-june-2.html

Survivor contestant Zeke writes about being outed as Trans

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/survivor-contestant-zeke-writes-about.html

“The Root of oppression is the loss of memory” - Paula Gunn Allen

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/the-root-of-oppression-is-loss-of.html

The Scoop on the US Census not identifying LGBTQ people

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/the-scoop-on-us-census-not-identifying.html

Remembering Gilbert Baker, who created the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/remembering-gilbert-baker-who-created.html

Inspiration From the First Annual Lambda Lit Fest in Los Angeles

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/inspiration-from-first-annual-lambda.html

Sulu is gay and it’s no big deal… and that’s a big deal!

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/sulu-is-gay-and-its-no-big-deal-and.html

Is your LGBTQ Kidlit Book on the ALA’s Rainbow Book List Committee’s Radar?

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/is-your-lgbtq-kidlit-book-on-alas.html

Grace and History: Moonlight is the first LGBTQ film to win the best picture Oscar

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/grace-and-history-moonlight-is-first.html

Bayard Rustin’s words inspire me

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/bayard-rustins-words-inspire-me.html

Nevertheless, #ShePersisted - by Courtney Privett

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/nevertheless-shepersisted-by-courtney.html

An Actual “Fake News” Headline

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/an-actual-fake-news-headline.html

The Revised Charlotte’s Web, Trump Edition

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/the-revised-charlottes-web-trump-edition.html

Is Google’s Search Algorithm creating dangerous echo chambers?

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/is-googles-search-algorithm-creating.html

#TheFirst100DaysofResistance - Counter-Programming the 1st 100 Days of President Trump

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/thefirst100daysofresistance-counter.html

Javier speaks to the fear of undocumented LGBTQ Immigrants

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/javier-speaks-to-fear-of-undocumented.html

My Birthday, Our Present: Love of the Half-Eaten Peach

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/my-birthday-our-present-love-of-half.html

65 in 2016

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/65-in-2016.html

Karim Sulayman - I trust you

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/karim-sulayman-i-trust-you.html

Perspective, Travel, and Barcelona’s Pooping Christmas Creche Figurines

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/perspective-travel-and-barcelonas.html

Trump stacks his cabinet and administration with homophobes. Current count: 7

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/trump-stacks-his-cabinet-and.html

Videos worth watching:

Chris Tompkins’ TEDx talk “What Children Learn From the Things They Aren’t Told” 

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/chris-tompkins-tedx-talk-on-what.html

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on why the city removed four Confederate Statues

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/new-orleans-mayor-mitch-landrieus.html

Love Has No Labels: Kiss Cam Version

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/love-has-no-labels-kiss-cam-version.html

Breakthrough U

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/breakthrough-u-puppets-and-lgbtq.html

A Flashmob dance for LGBTQ Pride in Delhi, India

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/a-flashmob-dance-for-lgbtq-pride-in.html

UN Free & Equal’s New Animate Short Video, “The Lesson”

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/un-free-equals-new-animated-short-video.html

Ian McKellen performs Shakespeare’s Words On Immigration

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/ian-mckellen-performs-shakespeares.html

Don’t Let The Light Go Out

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/dont-let-light-go-out.html

Books

The 8 LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards are announced…

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/the-8-lgbtq-childrensyoung-adult.html

The ALA’s 2017 Rainbow List is out!

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/the-alas-2017-rainbow-list-is-out.html

Check out Amy Rose Capetta’s Series on LGBTQ YA at Cynsations

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/check-out-amy-rose-capettas-3-part.html

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip To Infinity

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/jess-chunk-and-road-trip-to-infinity.html

Unbecoming

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/unbecoming-katie-kisses-her-best-friend.html

Last Seen Leaving

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/last-seen-leaving-thriller-where.html

Riptide Summer

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/riptide-summer-vintage-1970s-bi-teen.html

A Darkly Beating Heart

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/a-darkly-beating-heart-bi-teen-time.html

Of Fire and Stars

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/of-fire-and-stars-high-teen-fantasy.html

History Is All You Left Me

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/history-is-all-you-left-me-when-gay.html

Look Both Ways

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/look-both-ways-teen-girl-at-acting-camp.html

Colorblind

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/colorblind-teen-lesbian-thriller.html

Get It Together, Delilah!

http://www.leewind.org/2017/05/get-it-together-delilah-lesbian-teen.html

The Abyss Surrounds Us and Edge of the Abyss

http://www.leewind.org/2009/11/gay-fantasy-bookshelf-teen-sci-fi-and.html

Alters

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/alters-comic-book-series-with-trans.html

The Lotterys Plus One

http://www.leewind.org/2017/04/the-lotterys-plus-one-middle-grade.html

Honestly Ben

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/honestly-ben-teen-guy-rafe-fell-in-love.html

Openly, Honestly

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/openly-honestly-free-short-story-that.html

Our Chemical Hearts

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/our-chemical-hearts-teen-guy-henrys.html

Highly Illogical Behavior

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/highly-illogical-behavior-gay-teen.html

Gravity

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/gravity-womens-ski-jumping-olympics-and.html

Beast

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/beast-high-school-re-imagining-of.html

Girl Mans Up

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/girl-mans-up-gender-non-conforming-teen.html

Infinite In Between

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/infinite-in-between-theres-gay-love.html

Weird Girl and What’s His Name

http://www.leewind.org/2017/03/weird-girl-and-whats-his-name.html

The Otto Digmore Difference

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/the-otto-digmore-difference-new-adult.html

The Other Boy

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/the-other-boy-shane-is-12-and-is.html

Lily and Dunkin

http://www.leewind.org/2017/02/lily-and-dunkin-two-8th-grade-outsiders.html

Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/georgia-peaches-and-other-forbidden.html

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/six-of-crows-and-crooked-kingdom.html

Mad About The Hatter

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/mad-about-hatter-gay-ya-spin-on.html

Just Girls

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/just-girls-freshman-year-of-college-and.html

37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order)

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/37-things-i-love-in-no-particular-order.html

Gone, Gone, Gone

http://www.leewind.org/2016/11/gone-gone-gone-romance-helps-two-teen.html

Sparks

http://www.leewind.org/2016/11/sparks-impossible-girl-on-girl-crush.html

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

The 8 Best Things I Get From Attending #SCBWI Conferences

http://www.leewind.org/2017/01/the-8-best-things-i-get-from-attending.html

Tanusri Prasanna (Hannigan Salky Geltzler Agency): Agent Looking For Diversity

http://www.leewind.org/2016/12/tanusri-prasanna-hannigan-salky.html

Words of Pay-It-Forward inspiration from Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Jonathan Maberry

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/words-of-pay-it-forward-inspiration.html

Editor Rosemary Brosnan on Writing Dynamic, Three-Dimensional Secondary Characters

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/editor-rosemary-brosnan-on-writing.html

The 2017 Crystal Kite Winners!

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-2017-crystal-kite-winners.html

SCBWI Members: The Julie Strauss-Gabel Podcast is available now

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/scbwi-members-latest-podcast-is.html

SCBWI Members: The Linda Sue Park Podcast is available now

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/its-new-season-of-podcasts-and-first.html

Anne Lamott Wisdom

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/anne-lamott-wisdom.html

Encouraging Reluctant/Dyslexic Readers: A guest post by Ela Lourenco

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/encouraging-reluctantdyslexic-readers.html

Illustrators: Must-Read advice on your portfolio from Art Director and illustrator Giuseppe Castellano

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/illustrators-must-read-advice-on-your.html

The creative process and the “key to being original” 

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-creative-process-and-key-to-being.html

Debbie Ohi offers some advice on how to support an author or illustrators new book (especially if you can’t afford to buy it.)

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/debbie-ohi-offers-some-advice-on-how-to.html

Ellen Oh on the Power of Representation

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/ellen-oh-on-power-of-representation.html

Character development through music - an excellent exercise by Alison Green Myers at the Highlights Blog

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/character-development-through-music.html

5 Ways to celebrate National Poetry Month

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/its-national-poetry-month.html

Silhouette Foreground: An art trick, and more tips, for illustrators

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/04/silhouette-foreground-art-trick-and.html

Innovations in book marketing: Bill Konigsberg’s Free short story that bridges his novel and its sequel

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/innovations-in-book-marketing-bill.html

SCBWI Books For Readers Program

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/scbwi-books-for-readers.html

Diversity Initiatives: SCBWI Illinois’ Many Voices Outstanding Manuscript Prize

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/diversity-initiatives-scbwi-illinois.html

Diversity Initiatives: SCBWI Illinois’ Diverse New Member Pathway

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/diversity-initiatives-scbwi-illinois.html

The Professional Writer Skill Set - A guest post by children’s book writer and editor Heidi Fiedler

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-professional-writer-skill-set-guest.html

Wisdom from animators who have crossed over to illustrating children’s books

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/wisdom-from-animators-who-have-crossed.html

Helen Wang, Winner of the 2017 Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation: An interview by Nanette McGuinness

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/03/helen-wang-winner-of-2017-marsh-award.html

Check out this wonderful conversation between Nikki Grimes and Kwame Alexander on the power of poetry

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/check-out-this-wonderful-conversation.html

Literary Hub explores the use of sensitivity readers in publishing

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/literary-hub-explores-use-of.html

Twitter highlights and resonant moments of #NY17SCBWI

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/twitter-highlights-and-resonant-moments.html

Always learning: “People of Color” does not accurately include Native People

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/always-learning-people-of-color-does.html

SCBWI stands for freedom of expression, for inclusion, for absence of hate, and for equality of opportunity for all!

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/02/scbwi-stands-for-freedom-of-expression.html

To be, or not to be… political on social media. That is the question

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/to-be-or-not-to-be-political-on-social.html

The 2017 ALA Youth Media Awards Are Announced!

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-2017-ala-youth-media-awards-are.html

John Green gets very helpful about common mispronunciations

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/john-green-gets-very-helpful-about.html

The 2017 SCBWI Spark Award Winners Are…

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-2017-scbwi-spark-award-winners-are.html

What’s your new creative habit?

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/whats-your-new-creative-habit.html

Check out the SCBWI 2016 Winter Reading List

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/check-out-scbwi-2016-winter-reading-list.html

Inspiration and Advice on illustrating Middle Grade novels from Kelly Light

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2017/01/inspiration-and-advice-on-illustrating.html

Goals

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/goals.html

Anne Lamott’s advice on writer’s block

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/anne-lamotts-advice-on-writers-block.html

And the Jane Yolen mid-list author award winners are…

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/and-jane-yolen-mid-list-author-award.html

Jambalaya, Diversity, and what one region is doing to make a difference - a guest post by Cheryl Mathis, regional advisor for Louisiana/Mississippi

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/jambalaya-diversity-and-what-one-region.html

7 things “best of” lists can teach us

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/seven-things-best-of-lists-can-teach-us.html

Ever thought about writing merchandise tie-ins?

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/ever-thought-about-writing-merchandise.html

Voice - a fun exercise that almost looks like procrastination (but isn’t)

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/12/voice-fun-exercise-that-almost-looks.html

Inspiration

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/11/inspiration.html

A poem about gratitude (and a cool poetry resource)

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-poem-about-gratitude-and-cool-poetry.html

3. Current Inspiration

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.” - E.B. White.

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Lee Wind, M.Ed.

pronouns: he/him/his

2015 SCBWI Member of The Year

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

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