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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2020 · 35 MIN

Queer meet-cutes & Kindred stories with Michael Earp (Recast from May 2019)

from Better Words · host Michelle Gately & Caitlin Toohey

This interview with Michael Earp was originally broadcast in May 2019.When we spoke to Michael, he was getting ready to launch Kindred: a Queer #LoveOzYA short story collection. He was also one of the talented writers included in the Underdog short story collection (published in 2019). Sign up to Michael's email and you'll get a short story from him in your inbox!In this chat, we discuss:Writing a queer meet-cute short story for the Underdog Short Story Anthology (listen to our episode with Tobias Madden here) and the real-life bookish experience that inspired itOnline friendships (aka millennial pen pals)Editing a short story anthologyDiversifying and queering our reading experiencesSpecialising in selling children’s and young adult literatureThe judgement of adults reading young adult or children’s literatureBooks & other things mentioned:Kindred: A Queer #LoveOzYA CollectionUnderdog Short StoriesFollow Michael: @littleelfmanFollow us: @betterwordspod

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This interview with Michael Earp was originally broadcast in May 2019.When we spoke to Michael, he was getting ready to launch Kindred: a Queer #LoveOzYA short story collection. He was also one of the talented writers included in the Underdog short story collection (published in 2019). Sign up to Michael's email and you'll get a short story from him in your inbox!In this chat, we discuss:Writing a queer meet-cute short story for the Underdog Short Story Anthology (listen to our episode with Tobias Madden here) and the real-life bookish experience that inspired itOnline friendships (aka millennial pen pals)Editing a short story anthologyDiversifying and queering our reading experiencesSpecialising in selling children’s and young adult literatureThe judgement of adults reading young adult or children’s literatureBooks & other things mentioned:Kindred: A Queer #LoveOzYA CollectionUnderdog Short StoriesFollow Michael: @littleelfmanFollow us: @betterwordspod

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