March has been a really exciting and fantastic month! Without a doubt the most exciting thing that happened this month has been learning that Lost Boi is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards!!! I’m so thrilled that Lost Boi has been recognized in this way, and I’m really looking forward to being at the awards here in NYC on June 6th! I’ve already got my dress picked out!
Earlier this month I had the fantastic opportunity to hang out with some Georgetown students who are in NYC on an alternative queer spring break!!! We talked queer literature, activism, identity politics, and of course, favorite Disney characters!!!!!
Also this month I learned about this fabulous indie queer artist Jem Eli was so inspired by reading Lost Boi that they wrote and recorded a SONG inspired by the novel! This is by far one of the coolest things that I’ve ever heard – and such an incredible honor to have had something I wrote inspire art that someone else is creating! The song is so amazing, and such a beautiful reinterpretation of the book! You can listen to the song below, read all the lyrics here and purchase a copy – it’s also going to be included on a new indie queer album.
I wrote several articles for Dogster.com this month – one of which went dog world viral. That was a new experience for me, filled with complicated feelings especially as the comments went wild as people started saying really cruel and unfounded things about my family. Biggest lesson of all something I already know but sometimes have a hard time following – don’t. read. the. comments.
Right now I’m getting ready to fly down to New Orleans this week for the Saints & Sinners queer literary festival! I’m going to be moderating a panel on writing as activism, reading from Lost Boi and on a panel about the future of queer culture and writing! I really think it’s going to be a fantastic weekend, and I’m really looking forward to hanging out with so many other queer authors!
Ok i’m off to figure out how many dresses I can fit into my suitcase!
xoxo