Kacen Callender

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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 uses they/them and he/him pronouns.[1][2]

Kacen Callender
Date of birth 1989
Place of birth St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Pronouns they/them, he/him

They currently live in Philadelphia.[3]

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."[4]

Published works

  • Hurricane Child (Scholastic, 2018)
  • King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic, 2020)
  • This is Kind of an Epic Love Story (Balzer+Bray, 2018)
  • Felix Ever After (Balzer+Bray, 2020)
  • Islands of Blood and Storm Series:
    • Queen of the Conquered (Orbit, 2019)
    • King of the Rising (Orbit, 2020)


References

  1. Rish, Jocelyn. "Kheryn Callender, author of THIS IS KIND OF AN EPIC LOVE STORY, on writing a novel that's fun". Adventures in YA Publishing. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. "Episode 54! The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey, 2018: Conversation with Kheryn Callender, PART 1". KIDLIT WOMEN*. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "Expectations Vs. Reality by Kheryn Callender". 88 Cups of Tea with Yin Chang. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. Yung, Sarah (7 April 2020). "Six Interviews with LGBTQ Children's and YA Authors". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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