Honestly, I have the time and I’m just INCREDIBLY over publishing’s culture of protecting predators, so here’s a list of all the names I have seen publicly over the years.
-Sam Sykes
-Myke Cole
-Mike Lupica
-Benjamin Alire Saenz
-Mark Lawrence
-Matt de la Pena
-Sam Sykes
-Myke Cole
-Mike Lupica
-Benjamin Alire Saenz
-Mark Lawrence
-Matt de la Pena
Ann also made a tweet of people who were named to her and she had the okay to mention https://twitter.com/MsAnnAguirre/status/1276093574434693128
If you want me to drop more names based on YOUR experiences (please don’t tell me based on someone else’s experiences, that’s not fair to them), I’ll do it. My DMs are open.
Based on some reminders and browsing the old SLJ post:
-James Dashner
-Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket
-James Frey
-Sherman Alexie
-Jay Asher
-Michael Grant
-Shaun David Hutchinson
-Mo Willems
-Drew Daywalt
-Peter Yarrow
-James Dashner
-Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket
-James Frey
-Sherman Alexie
-Jay Asher
-Michael Grant
-Shaun David Hutchinson
-Mo Willems
-Drew Daywalt
-Peter Yarrow
-Paul Krueger
-Tristina Wright
-Tim Federle
-Richard Paul Evans
-Sunil Patel
-Stephen Pastis
-Tristina Wright
-Tim Federle
-Richard Paul Evans
-Sunil Patel
-Stephen Pastis
For the record, this is the old SLJ post: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=childrens-publishing-reckons-sexual-harassment-ranks
It’s two and a half years old and a lot of names from the comments section have barely faced any consequences.
It’s two and a half years old and a lot of names from the comments section have barely faced any consequences.
Since I’m naming names, let’s not forget what’s happening over in the comics world either https://twitter.com/ShawnaGore/status/1275921105773969410
I tried to focus on people who have a history of harassment/predatory behavior instead of toxic/racist behavior in this thread but…..this is real gross. https://twitter.com/EmeryLeeWho/status/1276240847869054976
Two more names, just so they’re clear and in the thread properly:
-Junot Diaz
-David Levithan
-Junot Diaz
-David Levithan
https://twitter.com/sim_kern/status/1276195826281447424?s=21 https://twitter.com/sim_kern/status/1276195826281447424
https://twitter.com/huntythelion/status/1233457067467427840?s=21 https://twitter.com/huntythelion/status/1233457067467427840
https://twitter.com/addiebrook/status/1276045609703792645?s=21 https://twitter.com/addiebrook/status/1276045609703792645
Someone named Matthew Metzger, and I remembered seeing a thread recently, so I found it for y’all https://twitter.com/maidensblade/status/1273024998530338816?s=21 https://twitter.com/maidensblade/status/1273024998530338816