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Interview: Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After
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Interview: Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After

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Interview: Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After

By Kaitlin|2020-07-03T06:10:23-05:00July 3rd, 2020|Categories: Archive, Author Interview, Fun Things, Guest Blogs|Tags: Black, interview, Representation, Trans|

Aaron H. Aceves, author of This Is Why They Hate Us (Spring 2022), interviews Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After. Hi, Kacen! In the span of only two years or so, you’ve published two Middle Grade books, two Young Adult books, and a novel for adults. First of all, how are you so damn prolific! Haha, thanks! Honestly I tend to work on multiple novels all at the same time, jumping from one WIP to the next, so I usually end up with about five projects within a quick succession. But, then, I have to retreat back into the [...]

Gay YA Agent Spotlight! #2 – Jim McCarthy

By Katie|2020-03-28T13:40:30-05:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Archive, Publishing People|Tags: agent interview, agent spotlight, interview, jim mccarthy, querying, upcoming trends|

Welcome to our new series, Gay YA Agent Spotlight! Every Thursday, we'll be interviewing one agent about upcoming trends in LGBTQIA+ YA and MG, what they currently represent, and what they're looking for. 1. Hello! Thank you for participating in our Agent Spotlight series! We're excited to have you. Can you tell us how you got started agenting? Mine’s a bit of an unusual story. I had completed my freshman year at NYU and already blown through all the money I had saved for college (NYC is EXPENSIVE), so I needed a job stat. I sent out 40 [...]

Gay YA Agent Spotlight! #1: Jennifer Johnson-Blalock

By Katie|2020-03-28T13:40:30-05:00October 6th, 2016|Categories: Publishing People|Tags: agent interview, agent spotlight, interview, querying, upcoming trends|

Hello, friends! Welcome to a new feature here at GayYA! Every Thursday for the next couple of months, we'll have an interview with an agent about LGBTQIA+ books they're reading, ones they rep, what they want in their inbox, and where they see LGBTQIA+ YA and MG going in the next few years. I'm THRILLED to kick off this interview series with Jennifer Johnson-Blalock with Liza Dawson Associates. Jennifer Johnson-Blalock, agent with Liza Dawson Associates 1. Hi, Jennifer! Thank you for participating in our Agent Spotlight series! We're excited to have you. Can you tell us [...]