Defying Description: Tackling the Many Facets of Identity in YA
Date and Time
March 23, 2013
For ages 13 to 18 years
Event Details
The 2013 NYC Teen Author Festival presents "Defying Description: Tackling the Many Facets of Identity in YA." As YA literature evolves, there is more of an acknowledgment of the many facets that go into a teenager’s identity, and even categories that once seemed absolute now have more nuance. Focusing particularly, but not exclusively, on LGBTQ characters and their depiction, we’ll discuss the complexities about writing about such a complex experience.
Marissa Calin
Emily Danforth
Aaron Hartzler
A.S. King
Jacqueline Woodson
moderator: David Levithan