Lee Wind Newsletter #20 - February 25, 2013 - March 31, 2013

[Lee Wind]

Hi, and welcome to the twentieth 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:

Dr. Morbid's Castle of Blood - Gay Teen Superheroes, Trapped! http://bit.ly/13TBpRm  

 

Donorboy - a teen had 2 moms who died, now she's going to live with the sperm donor http://bit.ly/X8JQEa

 

In Her Skin - a transgender teen novel http://bit.ly/VNPOcJ

 

Cat Girl's Day Off - a teen mystery with a girl who talks to cats and her gay friend http://bit.ly/XnFyHA

 

Totally Fabulous - 2 gay 20-something romantic comedies http://bit.ly/XWkHwl

 

The Popularity Papers - a MG series where a main character has 2 dads http://bit.ly/WMsqiG

 

Our new intern Aaron will explore LGBTQ Teen Manga! http://bit.ly/Zvrbk9

 

Tokyo Babylon - gay teen supernatural Manga! http://bit.ly/16ysrIG

 

First Love Sisters - A Lesbian Teen Manga Love Story http://bit.ly/X8VFLL

 

Ranma 1/2 - an action-romance-fighting manga that plays with gender http://bit.ly/XbhSaL 

CBC's diversity committee address #transgender kid & teen fiction http://bit.ly/15C7Ku3

 

Unearthed and Unearthly - 2 lesbian teen sci fi novels http://bit.ly/Xe4was

 

One Gay American - A memoir http://bit.ly/YFzY1W

 

Lesbian Crushes & Bulimia - a diary memoir http://bit.ly/YFACwq

 

Growing Wishbones - 2 young women come out, survive abuse & grow up http://bit.ly/YFAWem

The Dream of Dr. Bantam - teen lesbian love in the shadow of a cult http://bit.ly/XbhJEg

Culture, Politics & Gay-Straight Alliance Info

A teen's facebook BULLY BUTTON campaign: end cyberbullying on FB! http://bit.ly/YaWiix

 

@PointFoundation - Scholarships & Mentors for #lgbtq students! http://bit.ly/13aSMg1

 

The Dr. who said Gays could change admits he was wrong http://bit.ly/Z32Bp6

 

Beyond Labels: Aaron Swartz' other legacy http://bit.ly/12Klaq5

 

Ash Beckham on what it's going to take to stop using 'gay' as a bad word http://bit.ly/16yseVU

 

ORAM helps #lgbti refugees worldwide (and here in US, too) http://bit.ly/X8WdkP

 

16 yr old Ashley makes everyone in her school feel beautiful http://bit.ly/X8UPyk

How History gets re-written - the USA's Civil War http://bit.ly/XbhFnK

 

12 yr old Daniel (who has 2 dads) has a message for SCOTUS Justice Roberts http://bit.ly/X8VfEU

 

2.  Speaker Visit News:

It's been a very busy couple of months, giving presentations, keynotes and workshops all over Los Angeles county.  Some highlights were two days of "Creating Safe Space" assemblies at Palisades Charter High School (presenting to over 1,300 students), giving my Smashing Stereotypes workshops at Brentwood, Archer and Marlborough Schools and giving a keynote "Our World Of Diversity And What That Means For The Characters You Create" at the SCBWI Los Angeles Writer's Days conference.

Coming up in April, I'll be speaking on Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming History to the California Teachers Association's GLBT Caucus, and moderating a panel on picture books at the 2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

3.  Children's Literature, SCBWI and Publishing Updates 

Barbara Shook Hazen is a #scbwi Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Honoree! http://bit.ly/XYxGfU

 

The 1st ever #scbwi Europolitan conference: Paris March 29-30! http://bit.ly/XnFMOZ

 

The 2013 #scbwi Golden Kite & Sid Fleischman Award Winners! http://bit.ly/Z32om0

 

Kit lit celebrates Women's history month http://bit.ly/15C7Cut

 

Bruce Hale's 3 Great Tips for School Visits http://bit.ly/10ANdDg

 

Only a few hours left to vote for the #scbwi 2013 Crystal Kite Awards! http://bit.ly/XHLfEq

 

The latest Pew Report on Library Use http://bit.ly/XejAoy

 

Coffeeshop Ambiance - A Creativity Tool #scbwi http://bit.ly/X8UtIg

 

Money Money Money - defining your success as an artist beyond $ http://bit.ly/11hh45E

 

Sneak Peek at #LA13SCBWI Faculty! http://bit.ly/YFBr8l

 

4.  Current Inspiration:

"When you see something wrong, you should say something.  It's not just about homosexuality, but about anything."

-Charles Silverstein in his interview on the Declassification of Homosexuality as a Mental Illness as part of the GLSEN Unheard Voices project.  http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/unheardvoices.html 

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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