Lee Wind Newsletter #21 - April 1, 2013 - May 25, 2013

0 views
Skip to first unread message

Lee Wind

unread,
May 25, 2013, 8:56:36 PM5/25/13
to leewindn...@googlegroups.com
Hi, and welcome to the twenty-first edition of my newsletter!  After this issue, I'll be trying to share my newsletters on a new schedule: every two weeks.  Hopefully it will make them quicker to read, easier to compile, and more fun (as you'll be getting them more regularly!)  

It's once again 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 & Poems:

Badger Clark's gay cowboy poem #nationalpoetrymonth http://bit.ly/12aqnqo

 

Domicilium - Steven Reigns' #lgbtq anthem of a poem set to music http://bit.ly/11hgG78

 

Green Eggs and Ham - a Jazz poetry performance by Martha Graham Cracker http://bit.ly/ZLGa7K

 

Noah, a 15 yr old, his 2 moms, & the spoken word poem that blew me away http://bit.ly/ZLGcMW

 

Shane Koyczan's To This Day Project - a poem (and animation) about name calling http://bit.ly/14V2Bz9

 

Poetry and Wisdom from Federico García Lorca http://bit.ly/ZLGhQQ

 

The Trouble With Emily Dickinson - a lesbian teen novel http://bit.ly/ZLG8Nl

 

The Education of Queenie McBride - a college Freshman & a homeless gay teen's worlds collide http://bit.ly/10QCgyh

 

Voiceful - 2 teen girls overcome tragedy & find love (with each other!) Manga review by Aaron! http://bit.ly/10QCB4a

 

Hero Heel - A Raw Exploration of Desperation, Objectifying Others & Losing Oneself http://bit.ly/1283Jjn Mango review by Aaron!

 

Cardcaptor Sakura a lady hero manga with lots of Rainbow Love! http://ow.ly/knP0d Mango Review by Aaron!

 

Rin!: A Gay Romance on the High School Archery Team http://bit.ly/16WAu47 Manga review by Aaron!

 

"The Cain Saga" and "Godchild" - Gothic Mystery Mangas with a Misery-Laden Gay Love Affair http://bit.ly/178gGeN Review by Aaron!

 

Maiden Rose - An Unsettling Study of Power, War, and Sexual Assault http://bit.ly/137wQ1L Manga review by Aaron!

 

Silver Diamond - A Fantasy-Action Manga With A Gay Romance http://bit.ly/12F4wn7 Review by Aaron!

 

A new bookshelf: Stereotype Smashers! Game Changer review by Mrs. Mason http://bit.ly/ZJMddf

 

Debris Dreams - Lesbian teen sci-fi (with characters of color!) http://bit.ly/17Ox7bd

 

Universal Forces- Hetero Teen Romantic Thriller With Gay Characters & Complications http://bit.ly/15JWazJ

 

Thousand Natural Shocks - secretly gay Charles doesn't Fit In At High School or Military School http://bit.ly/11mFyfH

 

Whistle Pass - The 1950s, Homophobia, & Gay Romance  http://bit.ly/11mFNaB

 

A Life of Experience - A Gay Teen Grows Up http://bit.ly/17Z94e1

 

Letters From The Closet - A Girl's Memoir About Her Relationship With Her Gay Teacher http://bit.ly/110Fcq3

 

The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket - a MG book with lesbian balloonists http://bit.ly/17SaAyv

 

Prelude To An Empire - A Questioning 20-Something Agonizes Over His Life (With Characters of Color) http://bit.ly/ZltKKv

 

Department Of Magic - A Fantasy series with Queer Characters http://bit.ly/10G5Y6T

 

How To Repair A Mechanical Heart: a Road Trip, 6 Sci Fi Conventions & Gay Teen Romance http://bit.ly/10UnpQy

 

The Watch Dog - A Bully Goes Back Home And Has To Deal With His Gay Brother http://bit.ly/16hkwC1

 

The Fall - A Gay College Athlete Comes Out and Comes of Age http://bit.ly/YOVNAX

 

Flying Through Yellow - A Gay Dancer's Memoir & Advice On Being An Artist by Michael Apuzzo  http://bit.ly/ZyjfRw

 

Rapture Practice – A Born-Again Christian Boy Questions God, Sex and Everything In Between (A Memoir) http://bit.ly/1701b33  @aaron007


Culture, Politics, & Gay-Straight Alliance Info:

Why we aim higher than "tolerance" and "acceptance" http://bit.ly/103D8TB #glbtq

 

Today, silence speaks louder than words #DayOfSilence http://bit.ly/11rc5vO

 

Resource on the challenge gender non-conforming people face using the bathroom http://bit.ly/17vRgo5

 

NBA Center Jason Collins comes out as Gay - USA's first out guy in a major team sport! http://bit.ly/15XAlgf

 

W.N.B.A. Top Draft Pick Brittney Griner's Awesome Coming Out Essay & #itgetsbetter video http://bit.ly/18qWUbE

 

ANT: Bullied, Bashed, But Not Broken http://bit.ly/10IKjQr

 

Switching Up Gender In Advertising http://bit.ly/17git0u

 

Transforming Practice: A Transgender Resource for Health Care Providers http://bit.ly/10g2ahk

 

The Trans 100 - Profiles of 100 Transgender People in the U.S. Working To Make Things Better http://bit.ly/ZluNKs

 

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project's "Toilet Training" Video - Gender NonConforming bathroom challenge http://bit.ly/17vRgo5

 

The Transformational Project -  Jen Rosenstein Photographs Transgender People http://bit.ly/13Akzn3

 

Why Kathy Zonana's son still won't join the boy scouts http://bit.ly/14P0c79 

 


2.  Speaker Visit News:

One of the best things about speaking about diversity - and how we need to do more to stand up and be allies to those different from ourselves - is the feedback I get.  Here's a recent email from a high school student who attended one of my "Creating Safe Space: Ending Anti-Gay (And All!) Bullying In Our Culture… And At YOUR School!"  

***
Mr. Wind,
I recently attended a speech of yours and I would like to say thank you for informing all of us… I, for one, wasn't aware of how important and how large our "different" community was, and I really think you inspired us to lessen the amount of bullying at our school and in our individual lives.  It might not have seemed like it, but I'm sure you touched all of us and as one member of the entire student body… I will do my best to keep myself and my friends correctly informed about the LGBTQ and other minority groups.  
You have opened our eyes and blossomed our minds.  You have changed our school for the better.
So again, before I ramble on any longer, thank you so much.

***


3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing Updates 

A creativity tool - Rainy Mood #scbwi http://bit.ly/11hgMvp

 

Amazon buys Goodreads - 3 views of what that means #scbwi http://bit.ly/ZLGljx

 

Brooke Bessesen explains Authors For Earth Day http://bit.ly/14V2YKi #scbwi

 

Poet & Author Greg Pincus shares 30poets30days http://bit.ly/10QDlGx  #scbwi @gregpincus

 

Want to write in rhyme (& understand Headless Anapestic Tetrameter?) Great resource http://bit.ly/ZKH8lQ #scbwi

 

#LA13SCBWI Conference Schedule is UP! http://bit.ly/12Ragi2

 

#la13scbwi registration selling fast - don't miss your chance to participate in the Intensives! http://bit.ly/117vkLL

 

Operation Teen Book Drop http://bit.ly/10UrHak

 

Jeri Chase Ferris won the 2013 Golden Kite Award for NonFiction: The SCBWI Interview http://bit.ly/11UWRPY

 

Joanne Rocklin on "The Five Lives Of Our Cat Zook" - The 2013 Golden Kite Interviews scbwi http://bit.ly/ZpyBVB

 

Mara Rockliff on "Me and Momma and Big John" - The 2013 Golden Kite scbwi http://bit.ly/12F5TCj

 

K.G. Campbell on "Lester's Dreadful Sweaters" - 2013 Golden Kite SCBWI http://bit.ly/111c8lB

 

Mo Willems on "Goldilocks And The Three Dinosaurs" - The 2013 Sid Fleischman Humor Award scbwi http://bit.ly/15587wy

 

Going digital - some new plugged-in approaches to kid lit http://bit.ly/111chVZ

 

The SCBWI Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award http://bit.ly/YIuk2u

 

The 2013 SCBWI Crystal Kite Members Choice Award WINNERS! http://bit.ly/12Qy8PM


4.  Current Inspiration:

"I couldn't wait for success… so I went ahead without it."  - Jonathan Winters



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 

Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages