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Kacen Callender is an author of children's fiction and fantasy, best known for their Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award-winning middle grade debut ''Hurricane Child''. | |||
Callender is Black, [[queer]], trans, and they | Callender is Black, [[queer]], trans, and uses [[Singular they|they/them]] and he/him pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2018/11/kheryn-callender-author-of-this-is-kind.html|title=Kheryn Callender, author of THIS IS KIND OF AN EPIC LOVE STORY, on writing a novel that's fun|last=Rish|first=Jocelyn|website=Adventures in YA Publishing|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kidlitwomen.com/http/kidlitwomenpodcastlibsyncom/2018/7/16/episode-three-conversation-with-shannon-hale-jsdaf-yf43m-l38fs-esjfj-l5df6-leed7-x297y-tes7f|title=Episode 54! The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey, 2018: Conversation with Kheryn Callender, PART 1|website=KIDLIT WOMEN*|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> | ||
They currently live in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://88cupsoftea.com/expectations-vs-reality/|title=Expectations Vs. Reality by Kheryn Callender|date=2019-01-14|website=88 Cups of Tea with Yin Chang|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"Even though as a kid I often wanted to be a boy, and wished that I could reincarnate as a boy in my next life, I never really knew it was an option, or understood the terms 'transgender' and 'nonbinary.' It wasn’t until I was watching ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' that the character Adam explained his identity in a way that made a major lightbulb go off in my head. I began to question my gender identity, and a year or so later, I began my social and physical [[transition]]."<ref name="Yung">{{Cite web |title=Six Interviews with LGBTQ Children's and YA Authors |last=Yung |first=Sarah |work=PublishersWeekly.com |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/82968-six-interviews-with-lgbtq-children-s-and-ya-authors.html | "Even though as a kid I often wanted to be a boy, and wished that I could reincarnate as a boy in my next life, I never really knew it was an option, or understood the terms 'transgender' and 'nonbinary.' It wasn’t until I was watching ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' that the character Adam explained his identity in a way that made a major lightbulb go off in my head. I began to question my gender identity, and a year or so later, I began my social and physical [[transition]]."<ref name="Yung">{{Cite web |title=Six Interviews with LGBTQ Children's and YA Authors |last=Yung |first=Sarah |work=PublishersWeekly.com |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=28 April 2020 |url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/82968-six-interviews-with-lgbtq-children-s-and-ya-authors.html}}</ref> | ||
==Published works== | ==Published works== | ||
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** ''Queen of the Conquered'' (Orbit, 2019) | ** ''Queen of the Conquered'' (Orbit, 2019) | ||
** ''King of the Rising'' (Orbit, 2020) | ** ''King of the Rising'' (Orbit, 2020) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category: Nonbinary people]] | ||
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