Michael Earp
Michael Earp
Michael Earp is a non-binary writer and bookseller living in Naarm. They are editor of, and contributor to 'Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light', 'Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories', 'Out-Side: Queer Words and Art from Regional Victoria' and co-edited 'Avast! Pirate Stories From Transgender Authors' with Alison Evans. Their writing has also appeared in Archer, The Age, PopMatters, The Victorian Writer, Aurealis as well as the anthologies 'Borderlands: Riding the Slipstream' and 'Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories'. For over twenty-four years they have worked between bookselling and publishing as a children’s and young adult specialist. They are the owner of The Little Bookroom and have previously been awarded the Australian Booksellers Association Bookseller of the year. They have a Masters in Children’s Literature and a Teaching degree and previously served as on the boards and committees of Q-Lit, CBCA and the #LoveOzYA campaign. Tea is the source of all their power.