She struggles to find a good job, to learn German and English and to make friends. Nylon Road: A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran by Parsua Bashiīashi left war-torn Iran 2004 for a safe haven in Switzerland, but adapting to a new life in Zurich comes with challenges. From an Iranian girl rebelling against the oppression of post-revolution Iran to a “tomboy” refusing to conform to gender norms, these 14 graphic bildungsromans blend gorgeous artwork with the written word to create a diverse multiplicity of narratives telling of the confusion, joy, and hardship of growing up. (Although we didn’t find any by black authors-so there’s a hole in the market!) These visually beautiful tomes also offer a richer view of life in adolescence. One place where diverse coming-of-age stories are thriving, though, is graphic novels. Yet the publishing world tends to collapse these multifarious, complex transformations into the same cookie-cutter narratives, leaving out a whole lot of variations on what it means to become an adult. We have all been on the cusp of adulthood struggling to find our identity, balancing the societal pressure to conform and fit in with the mainstream with the innate desire to rebel and stand out. Hosted by the Bi Writers Association.Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work.Įveryone has a coming-of-age story. Art Slideshow: Art panels from a + e 4ever: A Graphic Novel by Ilike Merey.
Theater Performance: Scene from " Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star" by James Earl Hardy (author " B-Boy Blues") with Johnathan Cedano as Tiger Tyson.Ellis Avery: author " The Last Nude" (a 2012 Publication).Christopher Trevor: author "Straight Jock Pussy".Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio: co-editor " Bisexuality and Queer Theory: Intersections, Connections and Challenges" ( Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Nonfiction).Ilike Merey: author/ illustrator " a + e 4ever: A Graphic Novel" (Stonewall Award Honoree).Ven Rey: author " Surviving Steven: A True Story" ( Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Nonfiction).Frey: author " Triptych" ( Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Nonfiction & LGBT SF/F/H) Jan Steckel: author " The Horizontal Poet" ( Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Nonfiction).Qwo-Li Driskill: editor " Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature" ( Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Nonfiction).Barbara Browning: author " The Correspondence Artist" (Lambda Finalist! Bisexual Fiction).Location: Nuyorican Poets Cafe Manhattan's East Village at 236 East 3rd Street (between Avenue B and Avenue C)
Time: 6:00 PM (6 PM Book signings - 6:30-8:30 Program - 8:30-9 PM Book signings - 9-11 PM Soul Food After Party at nearby Mama's Food Shop)
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Don't miss New York City's popular annual celebration of Bisexual Culture! Bi Lines V: A Multi-Arts Celebration of Bisexual Writing Celebrated bisexual book authors, most finalists for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, read from their works.
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