AustLit

''We read to know we are not alone,' - the character of CS Lewis says this line in William Nicholson's play, Shadowlands. To know that someone else shares our embarrassments, fears, doubts, longings ... or if not shares them, has at least had the thought flitter across their mind - that is everything. But what if you don't ever find that connection? Such is the case for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQI) youth, seeking portrayals of themselves in young adult (YA) and children's literature - particularly in Australia.' (Publication abstract)