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Michael Earp Michael Earp i(11383366 works by)
Gender: Non-binary
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Michael Earp specialises in children's literature as an editor and bookseller, who also writes short stories.

Michael has a degree in Early Childhood, and a Masters in Children's Literature from Macquarie University. Michael has sat on the #LoveOZYA committee, and edited #LoveOZYA anthologies.

They also established the #AusQueerYA website dedicated to children's and young adult fiction with LGBTQ fiction by Australian authors.

In 2021, they were shortlisted for Bookseller of the Year by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).

This author uses they/them pronouns.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Kindred : 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2019 15424430 2019 anthology short story

'What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to be human? In this powerful #LoveOzYA collection, twelve of Australia’s finest writers from the LGBTQIA+ community explore the stories of family, friends, lovers and strangers – the connections that form us. This inclusive and intersectional #OwnVoices anthology for teen readers features work from writers of diverse genders, sexualities and identities, including writers who identify as First Nations, people of colour or disabled. With short stories by bestsellers, award winners and newcomers to young adult fiction including Jax Jacki Brown, Claire G Coleman, Michael Earp, Alison Evans, Erin Gough, Benjamin Law, Omar Sakr, Christos Tsiolkas, Ellen van Neerven, Marlee Jane Ward, Jen Wilde and Nevo Zisin.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 selected White Ravens
2019 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology Division
2020 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
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