Nov 3
Fantasy author Natania Barron gave a lovely presentation on “Hidden Figures in Arthurian Myth” at my university. She was also kind enough to chat with my Arthurian Lit students about her novel Queen of None.
Sept 18
Applications are now open for the Writers Union of Canada mentorship program for disabled/Deaf writers. I’ll be one of the mentors, along with local writer/artist Tea Gerbeza, so consider applying!
Sept 13
I participated in a panel discussion of the queer Canadian classic film, Winter Kept Us Warm, as part of Regina’s Queer City Cinema festival. It was a great chat about early queer filmmaking with Jonathan Petrychin and Chris Dupuis.
July 31
I Hate Parties has been shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award! So honored to be in the company of these international writers.
June 16
I led a workshop with the SWG and RPL called Roll for Initiative: Queer and Trans Storytelling in an Age of Dragons. We had a great group, and talked about imagining new worlds in fantasy and speculative fiction. Also, some cats were present!
June 11
I attended a delightful joint reading at Little Ghosts with Larissa Lai, Trish Salah, Jake Byrne, Matthew Walsh, Daniel Scott Tysdal, and Ash Winters. This was the last stop in my I Hate Parties book tour, which included Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria, Quebec City, and Toronto. Now time to nap!
May 18
I did a joint reading with poet Jane Shi at Cross & Crows Books, as well as a joint reading with Lucía Polis at Russell Books (sponsored by Planet Earth Poetry)–both were fun and full of great conversation!
May 9
I Hate Parties was the winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry! Thanks to SK Arts and the SK Book Awards for this honour.
April 30
I Hate Parties has been long-listed for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Poetry Prize–thanks to the League of Canadian Poets for including my little book on such a phenomenal list of poets!
April 26
I participated in a wonderful event at the Morrin Centre as part of the Imagination Literary Festival. Along with two great poets–Domenica Martinello and Derek Webster–I got to hear a piece of my poetry set to music! We had a great conversation afterwards about writing process and subjectivity in poetry.
March 21
I Hate Parties has been shortlisted for a Saskatchewan Book Award! I’m so pleased to be included among poets whose work I love and admire.
March 6
Thanks to Rosalie Morris for this review of I Hate Parties in Room!
March 5
I hosted an event with author Larissa Lai at the University of Regina–we chatted about publishing communities of care, ecology, and the “poethics” of Fred Waugh. It was great!
Dec 20
Thanks to Lisa Timpf for this lovely review of I Hate Parties in Plentitude magazine!
Dec 16
I Hate Parties was included in the CBC Books Best Poetry of 2024 list! Check out all the other great titles here.
Dec 12
Thanks to Prairie Books Now for their review of I Hate Parties in the Fall 2024 issue!
Dec 9
I Hate Parties was featured on All Lit Up’s Cozy Fest 2024–check out the link to learn more and watch an online reading!
Dec 3
Thanks to CBC Books for featuring I Hate Parties in their Top 20 list of disability titles! Really honored to be in the company of these fantastic authors!
Nov 23
I gave a joint reading at Bushwakker Brew Pub as part of their Writer’s Corner event, along with Courtney Bates-Hardy, Jesse Archibald Barber, Kofoworola Odunjo, and K.D. Kulpa. Thanks to Shane Arbuthnott for hosting!
Nov 2
I have an interview with poet Joelle Barron featured in Periodicities, edited by Rob McLennan–we chat about Anne Carson, queerness, and immortal malls in Vancouver.
Oct 31
I participated in a talk on horror and gave a spooky reading, sponsored by the Archer Library at the University of Regina, alongside colleagues Michael Trussler, Carlos Londoño Sulkin, and Scott J Wilson. Thanks to librarian Kate Cushon for organizing! 👻
Oct 26
I was on a genre fiction panel with Heather Polischuk and Marie Powell, as part of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild Annual Conference–we had a great conversation about speculative fiction, indie vs. trade publishing, and finding hope in dark stories.
Oct 20
Had a lovely reading with Premee Momhamed at Upstart & Crow on Granville Island–folks braved the atmospheric river to hear us chat about anti-imperialism, the publishing industry, and queer Arthurian icons.
Oct 11
I Hate Parties was featured on both the CBC 2024 Fall Booklist, and Read Local BC’s list of titles for World Mental Health Day (along with fellow poets Daniel Zomparelli and jaz papadopoulos). So glad to see that the book is circulating, being reviewed, and being recommended!
Oct 4
I did a joint reading with poet Jaz Papadopoulos at McNally Robinson Books in Saskatoon–we talked about writing process, media, and, surprisingly, pro-wrestling! The event was also live-streamed so folks could attend remotely.
Sept 19
We had a wonderful launch tonight for I Hate Parties at The Artesian in Regina. I read with a great group of poets: Courtney Bates-Hardy, jaz papadopoulos, Tea Gerbeza, and Carla Harris. We also had a great discussion/question period afterwards. Thanks everyone!
Sept 18
I did an interview for CBC Morning Edition with Stefani Lenganegger about I Hate Parties and small-town poetry–check out the audio here.
Sept 13
Thanks to Carellin Brooks for this nuanced review of I Hate Parties in The British Columbia Review: “The key never stays lost…in [Battis’s] precise, masterful hands, such movements of reaching out to another, however lightly, make an otherwise unintelligible world fall into place.”
Sept 10
CBC Books has included I Hate Parties in both its anticipated Fall poetry list, and its list of September must-read books. Happy to be in the company of these writers!
Sept 4
Thanks to poet Chris Banks from The Woodlot for this generous review of I Hate Parties: “[This] collection builds poems from the deceptively simple line, the controlling image, the stacking of allusions together, both the narrative verve and the texture of memoir.” Click here to read the full review.
Sept 1
I participated in Rob McLennan’s 12 or 20 blog interview–check it out for some conversation on publishing and writing habits.
August 30
Wolsak & Wynn Publishing featured The Winter Knight on their 2024 list of Fantastic CanLit. Check out the other titles as well!
August 18
49th Shelf has included I Hate Parties as one of the most anticipated poetry titles for Fall 2024! Check out the list of excellent books on their site.
August 4
Lisa Timpf has written a thoughtful essay on families in speculative fiction, including The Winter Knight. You can check out the essay in the latest issue of Heartlines Spec.
July 23
Just wrapped up an energetic and wonderful weekend with the Saskatchewan Festival of Words. I was on 3 great panels, including a sold-out fantasy panel with Zalika Reid-Benta and Victoria Koops. It was great to be in the presence of so many writers, and even though I had to sleep for a day afterwards, I really enjoyed it! Shout-out the organizers for putting on such an engaging and well-run event!
July 15
Oxford University Press included a favorable review of Thinking Queerly in their year-end review article of scholarship: “Refreshingly, Battis is unabashedly personal in their approach, beginning with their invocation of the challenges of teaching schedules and departmental demands that extends beyond singular fields of expertise…the queer themes build on an established body of scholarship.” The reviewer, James Gifford, even wished that they could have read my never-published article on Gandalf and drag! Check out the full review here, along with an excellent review of Queering Faith in Fantasy Literature, by Taylor Driggers (I also reviewed this and loved it!)
June 21
I delivered a talk on King Arthur and YA literature at Dalhousie University, alongside Dr. Kathleen Cawsey. We had some great conversation with faculty and graduate students about diversity in the Arthurian canon.
June 14
The Winter Knight was featured on CBC’s list of must-read books for Pride 2024. Thrilled to be included in this list of superlative writers!
June 6
The Winter Knight won a Silver Medal in the Foreword Indie Awards! I’m so gratified that the jury of librarians and booksellers decided to honor my queer little book!
June 3
Thinking Queerly has been shortlisted for a Mythopoeic Scholarship Award–I’m so pleased to see this book on such a wonderful list of writers! Thinking Queerly is also being reissued as a paperback by De Gruyter/Medieval Institute Press–this doesn’t always happen with academic books, so I’m really chuffed to see a more affordable edition made available. You can order a copy here.
May 31
I was unexpectedly given a Queen City Pride Award for excellence in academic achievement! It was lovely to attend the gala, and I feel very honored by this community award!
May 30
The Winter Knight has been awarded a Silver Medal by the Independent Publisher Book Awards! Thank you for including my funny little gay novel about knights on this list! And for fulfilling my delayed Canada Fitness dreams by giving me an actual silver medal!
Apr 9
My poem “Pronoun Policy” was a finalist for the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize! You can read this poem in I Hate Parties, so be sure to pre-order a copy!
Mar 28
My new book of poems, I Hate Parties, is available for pre-order from Nightwood Editions! Please consider pre-ordering, as this helps to establish sales and encourages reviews!
Feel free to contact me if you’d like to review an ARC of the book! You can also request a copy through your local library.
Mar 7
The Winter Knight is a finalist in the Foreword Indie Awards! Thrilled to see it make this list of the best indie books!
Mar 6
Excited that my poem, “Pronoun Policy,” has been shortlisted for the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, along with a fantastic group of poets!
Mar 3
I participated in the Real Vancouver Writers Series, along with Kathryn Mockler, Adrienne Yeung, and Joseph Kakwinokanasum–it was a great mix of poetry and prose! Thanks to Dina del Bucchia and Sean Cranbury for hosting!
Jan 31
I participated in the Novel Idea Society Book Club, hosted by Sam Mciag and sponsored by CBC Saskatchewan at the Regina Public Library. We had a lovely chat about knights, mysteries, and colonialism in European myths.
Jan 2
I’ll be chatting with the CBC Novel Society Book Club at Regina Public Library (Bothwell Branch) in Regina, Jan 31, 7:30 PM CST (Zoom also available)–come by!
Dec 13
Big news–The Winter Knight is on the CBC Books‘ 2024 Canada Reads long list! Check out all the great titles here.
Dec 3
The Winter Knight is listed on CBC Books‘ list of titles to mark International Day of Persons With Disabilities–check out the list here!
Oct 20
My conversation with Emily Pohl-Weary on writing mysteries, hosted by Iron Dog Books, is now live on Youtube–check it out here.
Oct 19
I participated on two panels for the Vancouver Writers Fest–Fantastic Fantasy (with Sarah Suk and Clara Kumagai, hosted by Holman Wang), and Rewriting History (with Carmen Boullosa and Beatriz Hausner, hosted by Rhea Tregebov). We had some excellent conversations on genre, YA literature, and anti-capitalist publishing.
Sept 13
I hosted an artist talk with Cat Haines and Jaye Kovach at the University of Regina, sponsored by Queer City Cinema. They screened videos and we had a great chat about being trans and neurodiverse in Saskatchewan.
August 30
Tonight (7:00 ET) I’m delivering a webinar on pushing the boundaries of urban fantasy, hosted by SF Canada. Register here to join us online!
August 20
I had a conversation with Ryan B Patrick on CBC’s The Next Chapter about Arthurian mythology and gender expression in The Winter Knight.
August 8
I did a co-author event with Dr. Emily Pohl-Weary at Iron Dog Books, where we talked about queer mysteries, trans knights, and trying to be Nancy Drew. This will be released as a podcast–link to come soon!
August 3
I did an event with Toronto Public Library in cooperation with the Merril Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy–we had a great conversation about myths, mystery, and genre!
June 21
I did a reading with Ephemera Reading Series, along with authors Mimi Mondal and Susan Forest. Check it out here.
June 20
Thinking Queerly was featured as a title for Pride Month on the Medieval Institute’s blog–check out the description here, as well as links to reviews and my conversations with the podcasts Witch Please (voted one of their top 5 episodes!) and Queer Lit.
June 12
I published a short piece with the Kobo blog about e-books with queer, trans, and neurodiverse protagonists–check it out here.
May 3
I did a roundtable conversation on queer urban fantasy and Arthurian literature with Todd Mitchell, which was live-streamed by The Old Firehouse bookstore. Check out Todd’s fantasy and YA books here!
May 2
I did an interview with Queer FM Vancouver about The Winter Knight–we talk about everything from medieval literature to rotary phones and anti-trans laws.
April 25 2023
I gave a workshop on queer urban fantasy, Queer Street, as part of the Regina Public Library’s Writes of Spring festival (co-sponsored by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild).
Mar 9 2023
I have 2 poems in the new issue of The /tƐmz/ Review–check out the entire issue!
Jan 25 2023
The Winter Knight has a starred review from The Library Journal! “Authentic portrayals of queer, trans, and disabled characters along with a delightful mash-up of modern Vancouver, college life, and Arthurian legends become an immersive story of trying to be in control of your own path, no matter your past.” Read the full review here.
Nov 22
Check out my conversation with Lena Mattheis on the Queer Lit Podcast about queer wizards and neurodiversity–we talk about everything from Merlin and Sabrina to The Neverending Story.
Oct 25
The Winter Knight was featured in a Buzzfeed article on new/upcoming fantasy books similar to the work of Sarah J Mass. They described it as an “upbeat queer urban fantasy…slow burn mlm romance.”
Oct 21
I gave a workshop on writing LGBTQ+ characters at the annual conference of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, where we talked about queer settings, sensitivity readers, and the history of queer YA literature.
Oct 20
I participated in the Library Journal Day of Dialogue with fellow fantasy/horror writers Grady Hendrix, Brandon Ying Kit Boey, Cory Doctorow, and Scarlett St. Claire, where we discussed everything from queer knights to cyber security.
August 10
I have 3 new poems out in the summer issue of The Malahat Review.
April 1
I have a new poem, “Superstore,” in the Spring issue of Impossible Archetype. Check out the entire issue!
March 1 2022
I have two new author profiles up at Crime Writers of Canada and SF Canada–check them out!
October 21
I published a chapter on depression and medieval studies in this new volume, edited by Julie Hollenbach and Robin Alex McDonald. It features work by Ann Cvetkovich and José Esteban Muñoz, and the essays all include personal material. Check it out!
October 19
I had a fun discussion on the horror movie I Know What You Did Last Summer on the YA podcast Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr (one of my favorite podcasts). Check it out here!
October 17
I participated in multiple panels at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. I gave a paper on queer and trans molly house culture, talked about neurodiversity on a pedagogy panel, and served as a mentor–it was busy but fun, and there were lots of excellent presentations!
August 30
I have a new poem in the most recent issue of Impossible Archetype. Check it out here, along with the rest of the issue!
July 8
The online launch for Thinking Queerly was a lovely success–organized by the Medieval Institute Press and De Gruyter Medieval Studies. We talked about our favorite queer and trans wizards, and there were some great questions. I may even get to record an audiobook! Stay tuned!
June 8
My new book is out! Thinking Queerly: Medievalism, Wizardry and Neurodiversity in Young Adult Texts is available from the Medieval Institute Press at Western Michigan University. This focuses on the history of the wizard as a queer, neurodivergent figure, and how they re-appear in young-adult novels as transgressive characters. Purchase a copy at a discount here, or from Bookshop, or Powell’s.
May 24
I have a new creative nonfiction piece in Strange Horizons about fantasy computer games, the early internet, and growing up on the spectrum in a small town. Check it out here.
March 26
I gave a talk, entitled “Queer Magic: Wizardry and Neurodiversity in Fantasy Studies,” as part of the Out on the Prairie speaker series at the University of Regina. We chatted about cranky wizards, nonbinary angels, and some medievalist YA fantasy texts.
Feb 28
On March 12th, 6pm CST, I’ll be hosting a keynote roundtable with poets Courtney Bates Hardy and Tea Gerbeza, as part of the University of Regina Department of English’s annual conference on pop culture–Trash Talkin. We’ll start with a reading, and then discuss mental health, disability, and creative writing. Click here to register for this free Zoom event, and here for the poster!
Jan 19 2021
I’m on an episode of the Harry Potter podcast Witch, Please, hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, where we talk about disability, ableism, and neurodiversity in the HP series (particularly in Chamber of Secrets). Check it out here.
Jan 11 2021
I’ve got a new poem published in Eclectica Magazine. It’s called “Another New York Poem,” and features roaches, cats, and the unicorn tapestries. Check it out, along with the rest of the issue!
Jan 3 2021
I’ve got a new poem in the January 2021 issue of @GhostCityPress‘s Ghost City Review–check it out along with other great poetry from contributors. It’s an extremely 90s-feeling poem featuring Tori Amos, Sailor Moon, and Magic: The Gathering.
2021
Nov 25
I have a new poem, “Sleepover,” in The Puritan Literary Review. Check it out here, along with the rest of the contributors!
Oct 10
I have a new piece in @lareviewofbooks on neurodiversity in YA lit and pop culture–check it out here. I discuss shows like Atypical and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, as well as some contemporary YA texts.
Oct 8
I have a new poem in Eunoia Review: “How to Stay Gay in Quarantine.” Check it out here
Sept 23
I have a short piece on craft and characterization in the latest issue of WordWorks by @bcwriters There are neat articles by Pat Dobie, Michelle Barker, and Faye Arcand. Thanks to Ursula Vaira for putting this together! Access it here
August 25
I’ve published two accessible pieces on academic hiring and the job market: How to Survive the Academic Job Market, and Surviving Academic Interviews. Both focus on ableism in the academy and challenges to diverse hiring, as well as strategies for hiring and interviewing.
June 24
The Faculty of Arts Research site at the University of Regina has re-posted my essay on queerness and the spectrum–now it counts as research!
April 28
I published an essay on Medium about queerness, the spectrum, and Schitt’s Creek.
April 12
I have a chapter on queer meals, “Schitt’s Creek,” and coffee culture in Canadian Culinary Imaginations, a forthcoming volume edited by Shelley Boyd and Dorothy Barenscott. Pre-order a copy from McGill-Queen’s University Press.
2020
Dec 10
I have a new poem in the final issue of Poetry is Dead (“Small Towns”). It’s a lovely collection of poems on small towns in Canada, from Penticton to Peterborough.
Order an issue now because this is their very last one!
Nov 14
My piece on medieval eunuchs in Game of Thrones is out with The Public Medievalist! It deals with the medieval gender spectrum, Varys being a boss, and other historical eunuch warriors. Also some Byzantine work on loving/accepting eunuch citizens.
Sept 25
I gave an interactive proseminar on self-care and how to survive grad studies. Here are the slides + Twitter conversations that influenced the discussion. Here are my lecture notes as well.
Sept 15
I published two articles (one co-authored) on the rainbow crosswalk debates in Chilliwack and Regina. I’m happy with how these turned out! Jacq Brasseur was kind enough to co-author the Carillon piece and their words are powerful.
July 22
I have a new article in the journal Mosaic, on anxiety in the work of 17thc philosopher and dramatist Margaret Cavendish. Check it out here:
Abstract: “This essay will discuss the role of social anxiety in the work of Margaret Cavendish, with a particular emphasis on blushing, speechlessness, and what we would now call introversion. The bashfulness that she presents in her work as a “crimeless defect,” I will argue, is both a form of transgressive modesty and a reaction against environmental sensitivity. In plays such as Lady Contemplation, The Presence, and Love’s Adventures, Cavendish is interested in staging various failures of communication.”
July 12
This is fun–my first book, Blood Relations: Chosen Families in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, has been profiled in a Wiki article/video: “10 Nerd-Friendly Books Examining Popular Media.” Check out McFarland’s other great titles in pop culture as well!
July 2
I attended the International Medieval Congress at Leeds–highlights included getting to hold a falcon (!), visiting York Abbey with a fierce crew of academics, and attending excellent panels on the medieval mind, medieval skin, and saints. I presented on medievalism in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, linking the title character with the enchantress Morgan le Fay. Check out the paper here: Dangerous Minds
June 4 2019
I attended the meeting of the Canadian Society of Medievalists at Congress2019–delivered a paper on medievalism and convention culture (read it here: queer medievalist markets) as well as an excellent roundtable on combating white supremacy in medieval studies. There was also a fun manuscript workshop at UBC’s special collections!
May 12 2019
I attended the International Congress on Medieval Studies and participated in a roundtable on problems in medieval studies, sponsored by The Lone Medievalist. There were excellent discussions about anti-racist pedagogy (including the IMC’s troubled relationship with Medievalists of Color), and my own talk focused on medieval poetry and mental health/neurodiversity in the classroom. I also participated in a panel on medievalism in children’s literature, and delivered a paper on medievalism in Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On. You can read it here: Kzoo_Wizard_Paper.
April 15 2019
I have a new poem in the most recent issue of The Maynard! It’s all about breaking bones and hearts!
2019
December 3 2018
Heya fellow medievalists and fantasy-enthusiasts. I’ll be attending 2 medieval conferences in the new year. From May 9-12 I’ll be at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo. I’ll be presenting a paper on medievalism on YA literature, and I’ll also be part of a roundtable focused on problems within the discipline. From July 1-4 I’ll be at the IMC in Leeds, presenting on “dangerous wizards” in young-adult texts. Feel free to find me if you’re at either of these events! Coffee, chatter, and “oohing” over medieval books is always welcome.
June 15 2018
I reviewed a forthcoming collaborative book–Autoethnography and Feminist Theory at the Water’s Edge: Unsettled Islands. Edited by Sonja Boon, Lesley Butler, and Daze Jeffries, and forthcoming from Palgrave Press. An excellent mix of creative/critical essays from an elemental perspective, including discussion of trans and nonbinary identities in a Canadian context.
December 7 2017
Tonight at 6:30 PM I’m doing an interview on Regina’s CJTR Community Radio [for their Just Drawn That Way podcast]–we’ll be chatting about my recent class on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Feel free to have a listen here.
November 14 2017
I’m giving a seminar on New Directions in Medieval Studies as part of the University of Regina Department of English’s Proseminar Series. We’ll discuss ecologies, medievalism(s), and disability studies, as well as what Medieval Studies can offer! Click here for a larger version of the poster.
October 2017
I delivered a talk on Old English literature and disability studies, entitled “Blue Histories: Thinking With Sadness in the Middle Ages,” as part of the Orlene Murad series at the University of Regina. Afterwards we discussed medieval representations of the body, and how medieval literature may represent a challenge to current narratives of cure (see Eli Clare’s wonderful work on this in Brilliant Imperfection).
Click Omad_pdf for a larger version of the poster.
July 2017
I wrote a blurb for Ken Mondschein’s Game of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War, published by McFarland Press (who also published Mastering the Game of Thrones). If you have burning questions about Valyrian steel or just want to know more about medieval arms and armour, check it out!
May 2017
I’m teaching a Chaucer course in the Fall, which focuses on Chaucerian fantasy and the supernatural: from sorcerers to zombies. We’ll also look at medieval adaptations like Game of Thrones, and our various shared fantasies about the medieval era. Click here to check out the poster.
April 2017
Next month I’ll be part of a panel on Old English Elegies at the 2017 International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo. I’m particularly excited about this panel because we’ll be talking about the role of queerness in Old English poetry, with a nod towards “queer” as something with multiple meanings: strange, ambivalent, untranslatable. We’ll be talking about Maxims, Beowulf, and other poems, on May 12th at 3:30. I’ll be the guy with the cane.
March 2017
I had the pleasure of participating in a roundtable discussion on adapting medieval research to genre fiction, including fantasy, YA and children’s literature. I couldn’t have asked for two better panelists: Kim Zarins (Sometimes We Tell the Truth) and Sandra Evans (This is Not a Werewolf Story). We talked about how to avoid getting lost in the details, and how the academic world could be more receptive to nontraditional writing about research.
2018
November 1 2016
Literary Wonderlands is now available for purchase! The book, edited by Laura Miller and including work by Lev Grossman, features gorgeous maps and detailed discussions of fantastic landscapes. I have a piece on Game of Thrones, and I’m quite excited by the visual content. Books like this remind us that fantasy literature is all about mapping, discovery, and adventure. Order from IndieBound.
June 11 2016
I have an article on eighteenth century slang and sexuality coming out in Volume 36 of Lumen, the journal of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. It focuses on gay bar culture in eighteenth century London and the unique language that developed between different subcultures, eventually leading to queer dialects like Polari.
May 30 2016
Literary Wonderlands is available for presale. This anthology features essays on created worlds, and is wonderfully illustrated. I have a piece on Game of Thrones, and other contributors include author Lev Grossman, Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, and fantasy critic Farah Mendlesohn. The collection is edited by author Laura Miller.
April 8 2016
Contributing a piece on George R.R. Martin/Game of Thrones to Literary Wonderlands, an illustrated book published by Elwin Street. Various contributors discuss fantasy worlds like Westeros, Narnia, and IQ84. Edited by Laura Miller.
March 1 2016
Contributed a piece to Plentitude on queer YA literature. “Lizards and Brokenhearts: Reading in the Teenage Wasteland.”
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