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'''Pat Schmatz''' is an author of young adult novels such as ''Bluefish'', ''Mousetraps'', ''Mrs. Estronsky and the U.F.O.'', ''Circle the Truth'', and ''Lizard Radio'', which won a James Tiptree Jr. Award in 2015. | '''Pat Schmatz''' is an author of young adult novels such as ''Bluefish'', ''Mousetraps'', ''Mrs. Estronsky and the U.F.O.'', ''Circle the Truth'', and ''Lizard Radio'', which won a James Tiptree Jr. Award in 2015. They started writing YA literature at age 24.<ref name="GayYA">{{Cite web |title=Pat Schmatz Blog Tour: Book Birthday |author= |work=YA Pride |date=8 September 2015 |access-date=25 May 2020 |url= http://www.gayya.org/?p=2978}}</ref> | ||
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{{quote|I cannot tell you what a relief it was to write a book about a teen who is like me. Kivali is not me, but the ease of writing a teen with much of my core, essential experience of the world was amazing. It was a gift I could not have imagined when I started writing for teens at the age of 24. | |||
I was out as a [[lesbian]] but I didn’t have a word for my experience of gender. Some words came close – [[androgynous]], [[butch]], dyke, [[tomboy]] – but they weren’t quite right. <ref name="GayYA" />}} | |||
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| Place of birth | Wisconsin, USA |
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| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | Mixed/Alternating[1] |
| Gender identity | "I am fluent in both male and female but not entirely at home in either place."[2] |
Pat Schmatz is an author of young adult novels such as Bluefish, Mousetraps, Mrs. Estronsky and the U.F.O., Circle the Truth, and Lizard Radio, which won a James Tiptree Jr. Award in 2015. They started writing YA literature at age 24.[3]
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| « | I cannot tell you what a relief it was to write a book about a teen who is like me. Kivali is not me, but the ease of writing a teen with much of my core, essential experience of the world was amazing. It was a gift I could not have imagined when I started writing for teens at the age of 24.
I was out as a lesbian but I didn’t have a word for my experience of gender. Some words came close – androgynous, butch, dyke, tomboy – but they weren’t quite right. [3] |
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References
- ↑ "Gender Stories: Writing non-binary". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "Pat Schmatz". Girls of Summer: 18 Books for Strong Girls. 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pat Schmatz Blog Tour: Book Birthday". YA Pride. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.