Remembering Ethan

Lesl amp eacute a Newman is the author of 7 books for readers of all ages, including A Letter to Harvey Milk October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard I Carry My Mother The Boy Who Cried Fabulous Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed Heather Has Two Mommies Sparkle Boy and Gittel amp rsquo s Journey: An Ellis Island Story. She has received many literary awards, including creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, two American Library Association Stonewall Honors, the Massachusetts Book Award, the Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing Award, a Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fiction Writing grant, the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, the Cat Writer amp rsquo s Association Muse Medallion, and the Dog Writers Association of America amp rsquo s Maxwell Medallion. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award Finalists. From 2 5-2 9, Lesl amp eacute a was on the faculty of the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine. From 2 8-2 , she served as the Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA. She has taught fiction writing at Clark University and currently she is a faculty mentor at Spalding University amp rsquo s brief residency MFA in Writing program. You can find Lesl amp eacute a at lesleanewman.com or on Twitter lesleanewman.

Tracy Bishop has a degree from San Jose University in graphic design, with a focus on illustration and animation, and is the illustrator of more than 2 children amp rsquo s books. She lives in San Jose, California. Visit tracybishop.com and tracybishopart on Instagram and Twitter.