What Your Writing Says About You

For a lot of my clients, image is everything. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, and…

CFP: Special Issue of International Research in Children’s Literature

• Curating National Children’s Literatures
• Guest editors: Karen Sands-O’Connor, Lucy Pearson and Aishwarya Subramanian

Reading About Writing

I’m always reading about writing — it’s a great way to procrastinate while still feeling productive. Here are a few (out…

Theatre Survey CFP: special issue on Performing Girlhood

Selected Publications

Refereed Book Chapter

‘The intersection of LGBT+ and deaf identifies in Young Adult Literature’. In J. Stevens and V. Yenika-Agbaw (Eds.), Children and Deaf Culture in Literature and Other Modes of Representation (forthcoming from University Press of Mississippi).

Queer-themed picture books?

I belong to a writers’ critique group and submitted my recently-completed nonfiction picture book a couple of…

Brand Names in Fiction

Someone recently asked if she’s allowed to use the brand Nike in a novel she’s writing. It’s an interesting question and one that a lot of writers eventually wonder about at some point in their careers. I did some searching and came across an article that’s pretty clear in the how and why…

Children’s Lit from ‘Shithole’ Countries

It’s impossible to escape the news that Trump referred to African nations, Haiti, and El Salvador as ‘shithole countries’. I’m always searching for new children’s lit and I’ve asked around for recommendations on African, Haitian, and El Salvadoran books. A…

IRSCL Congress 2019 — Sweden

IRSCL released their press release for the 2019 Congress. Looking forward to this, and hopefully will have the opportunity to present my work.

Children’s Literature Summer School

This program in Antwerp sounds rather promising for those interested in children’s literature research. From their website:

“This seven-day programme focuses on five thematic strands in children’s literature research: