Ryan Scott Kennedy » ftm http://ryanscottkennedy.com New Zealand-based transgender writer of young adult fiction Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Ryan Scott Kennedy http://ryanscottkennedy.com/feed-logo.png http://ryanscottkennedy.com 200 89 Ryan Scott Kennedy - http://ryanscottkennedy.com We are GO for launch! http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2010/01/we-are-go-for-launch/ http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2010/01/we-are-go-for-launch/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:56:46 +0000 Ryan http://ryanscottkennedy.com/?p=550 We have set a date! f2m: the boy within is being launched by Hazel, myself and Ford Street Publishing.

Please come along and bring anyone who’s interested. For catering purposes it would be great if you could RSVP by 10 February to info@fordstreetpublishing.com.
Queries: Lindy Dadd on (03) 9426 5688 or
Paul Collins: (03) 9481 1120

When: Sunday 14th February at 2pm
Where: Richmond Library, 415 Church Street, Richmond
Click for map of venue
Download the invitation as a PDF

I hope to see you there!

f2m:the boy within trailer

Blog interview

Since last update Hazel and I were interviewed for The Clock Monkey, a cool blog by Ella, a teenager in Argentina. It’s my first interview and I had a lot of fun writing the answers to some interesting questions.

Read our interview with Ella from Clock Monkey

]]> http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2010/01/we-are-go-for-launch/feed/ 2 First copy of the book has arrived! http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2009/11/first-copy-arrived/ http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2009/11/first-copy-arrived/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:56:20 +0000 Ryan http://ryanscottkennedy.com/?p=518 I’m now the proud owner of exactly one copy of mine and Hazel’s book:

First copy of f2m (to arrive at my house)

First copy of f2m (to arrive at my house)

It’s thicker than I thought it would be.

I’m not a particularly good photographer so the focus does something interesting and blurs the title. The little figures are glossy and embossed, and the rest is matt.

So, only three months until lots of these hit the stores!

]]> http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2009/11/first-copy-arrived/feed/ 2 f2m: the boy within – first novel out Feb 2010 http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2009/10/f2m-the-boy-within-first-novel-out-feb-2010/ http://ryanscottkennedy.com/2009/10/f2m-the-boy-within-first-novel-out-feb-2010/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:43:41 +0000 Ryan http://ryanscottkennedy.com/?p=503 My first novel, called f2m: the boy within, will be published in February 2010, published by Ford Street publishing.

I co-wrote it with Australian author Hazel Edwards, recently nominated for the Astrid Lindgren award.

Synopsis

What happens when who you are on the inside clashes with what you are on the outside?

All adolescents face the quest for identity, but gender change complicates ‘coming of age’.

School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-girl band, The Chronic Cramps. Making her name in the punk music scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. At the school reunion, Finn faces victimisation, but challenges the bullies.

Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tears the family apart. Gran’s loved sibling Al was also Alberta. Transgender identity is more than hormones and surgery, it’s about acceptance. Going public, Finn sings FTM lyrics on TV.

With a little help from bemused mates and parents who don’t want to lose a daughter, but who love their teenager, Finn is transitioning.

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