R259. Revolutionary Voices: The Queering of Young Adult/Teen Literature
Thursday, March 31, 2016
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Participants
Andrew Demcak is the e-resources librarian for Oakland Public Library and author of three popular YA/Teen novels: If There’s a Heaven Above (recommended by The American Library Association as Outstanding for Older Teens, 17+), Ghost Songs, and A Little Bit Langston.
Michelle Tea is the author of five memoirs, most recently How to Grow Up. Her fiction includes a Young Adult trilogy she is currently writing for McSweeney's; the most recent installment is Girl at the Bottom of the Sea. She is the founder of RADAR Productions, a literary nonprofit.
Skye Allen is the author of Pretty Peg, a YA LGBT fantasy novel. Her second novel, The Songbird Thief, is forthcoming.
Kaya Oakes is the author of four books of nonfiction, including The Nones Are Alright, Radical Reinvention, and Slanted and Enchanted. She was the Distinguished Visiting Writer in Nonfiction at St. Mary's College in 2014. She teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley.