The article below was published for the 2017 new year, but I think it’s worth a look if your 2018 goals include submitting your…
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…
One of my favourite books is The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff, and Lambda Literary just announced its new Lili Elbe Scholarship in support of transgender Lambda Literary Fellows.
As part of my research, I’ve come across a couple of lists, published by Book Riot, of LGBT+ Middle Grade novels. I added a few to the texts I’ll be studying, but I’m still on the lookout for others — particularly books with LGBT+ characters who are even further marginalised by, for…
I’m always reading about writing — it’s a great way to procrastinate while still feeling productive. Here are a few (out…
Selected Publications
‘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).
