Meet Author Shaun David Hutchinson:
Diversity, inclusivity & LGBTQIA+ YA/teen lit
Bio: Shaun David Hutchinson
Born in West Palm Beach, FL, Shaun grew up twenty minutes north in the town of Jupiter. He has three brothers (two older, one younger) and a half-sister. Shaun attended Jupiter HS before going on to Florida Atlantic University, where he studied medieval and renaissance lit. Shaun has also studied emergency medicine, gaining his EMT certification & firefighting. He ended up working with computers designing databases, building apps, and coding websites before publishing his first book. Shaun currently lives in Seattle and works full time as an author. In his free time, he enjoys baking, running, designing 3D environments for VR and reading.
Twitter: @jenniferlagarde
A Virtual Workshop with author Shaun David Hutchinson
In this virtual workshop, author Shaun David Hutchinson will discuss the importance of curating a diverse library collection, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ books. He will speak from his own experience as a youth to help educators foster an inclusive, accepting environment in their libraries, classrooms and/or virtual spaces. Shaun David Hutchinson is a featured author at this year's Teen Book Fest!