Lee Wind September 2015 Newsletter

[Lee Wind]

Hi Everyone!

Here's the September 2015 Newsletter, coming to you the first weekend after the last day in September. (cue personal triumph music…)

It's in 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'll find it useful and inspiring!

As always, thanks for reading!

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:

My Family: My Two Dads and My Family: My Two Moms - two great new picture books I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/my-family-my-two-dads-and-my-family-my.html

Families, Families, Families! - A Picture Book featuring lots of different kinds of nontraditional families

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/families-families-families-picture-book.html

Stray - A World where magic is a curse only women bear (and there’s an LGBTQ twist)

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/stray-world-where-magic-is-curse-only.html

Timothy - a gay romance suspense thriller

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/timothy-gay-romance-suspense-thriller.html

Sara - a new student, a gay coming out, and then students start dying…

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/sara-new-student-gay-coming-out-and.html

Street Dreams - a gay graffiti artist in New Zealand runs afoul of the local hip hop crew leader (and falls in love…)

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/street-dreams-gay-graffiti-artist-in.html

M...@you.com - Imogen falls in love with someone she’s never met… another teen girl!

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/meyoucom-imogen-falls-in-love-with.html

Otherbound - YA fantasy with a Bi Main Character

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/otherbound-ya-fantasy-with-bi-main.html

Sam Dorsey and Gay Popcorn Series ("Sam Dorsey and his 16 Candles" and "Sam Dorsey and his Dirty Dancing”)

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/sam-dorsey-and-gay-popcorn-series-sam.html

Culture, Politics and Gay-Straight Alliance Info:

It’s Banned Books Week - celebrate the Freedom To  Read!

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/its-banned-books-week.html

Well-Strung’s “Blank Space” music video - Gay, Fun mash-up of Taylor Swift and Johann Sebastian Bach 

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/well-strungs-blank-space-music-video.html

Who I Am - a song by the band Memoir about a transgender woman

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/who-i-am-song-by-band-memoir-about.html

2. Lee's News

I’ve taken a new, full-time job in children’s publishing/media… and I’m so excited! Read all about it here:

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/exciting-personalprofessional-news.html

and here’s the announcement at SCBWI: The Blog, explaining that I’ll still be blogging for SCBWI and leading their Team Blog at the two international conferences each year in New York and Los Angeles

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/lees-personalprofessional-news-to-share.html

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

Amy Boggs (Donald Maass Literary Agency): Agent Looking For Diversity

http://www.leewind.org/2015/09/amy-boggs-donald-maass-literary-agency.html

JC Kato wins the 2015 Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award!

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/jc-kato-wins-2015-karen-cushman-late.html

How Many Books Did They Write Before Their Debut?

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-many-books-did-they-write-before.html

John Cleese on Creativity. Really, Truly Brilliant.

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/john-cleese-on-creativity-really-truly.html

When Editors Say They Need to LOVE a Manuscript to Acquire It…

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/when-editors-say-they-need-to-love.html

A Guest Interview with 3-Time Batchelder Award-Winning Translator Laura Watkinson

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-guest-interview-with-3-time.html

“Sniffer Dogs” - The 2015 Crystal Kite Interview with Nancy Castaldo

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/sniffer-dogs-2015-crystal-kite.html

“Feathers: Not Just For Flying” - The 2015 Crystal Kite Interview with Melissa Stewart and Sarah Brannen

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/feathers-not-just-for-flying-2015.html

“A Dance Like Starlight” - The 2015 Crystal Kite Interview with Kristy Dempsey

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-dance-like-starlight-2015-crystal.html

“Hurricane Boy” - The 2015 Crystal Kite Interview with Laura Roach Dragon

http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2015/09/hurricane-boy-2015-crystal-kite.html

4. Current Inspiration

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." — Albert Einstein

as found here. http://www.upworthy.com/a-6-year-old-asks-neil-degrasse-tyson-an-adorable-question-he-gives-her-an-awesome-answer? 

Lee Wind, M.Ed.

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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