Brent Hartinger
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Brent Hartinger is an American author best known for his novels about gay teenagers.
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[edit] Career
Hartinger has published five novels.
His first novel was Geography Club, about teenagers who secretly start a gay-straight alliance at their high school, which was banned by schools in Hartinger's home town of Tacoma.[1] The novel has two sequels. The Order of the Poison Oak describes the main characters' experiences at summer camp. Split Screen is published as two novels; the reader can turn the book upside down to read the story of a boy trying to choose between two boyfriends ("Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies") or the story of an openly bisexual girl who falls for a closeted classmate ("Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies"). Hartinger has written a stage version of Geography Club as well as a screenplay for a possible film version of the novel.[2]
Hartinger is the author of fifteen plays which have been performed around the country and which have been included in more than thirty-five playwriting festivals. He has also been recognized for his screenplays, although none of his screenplays have yet been filmed. [3].
He is a member of the faculty of Vermont College's MFA program.[3] At one time, Hartinger taught creative writing at Tacoma School of the Arts.
[edit] Personal life
Hartinger lives south of Seattle with his partner, novelist Michael Jensen. He is a facilitator of Oasis, a support organization for gay teens. He is a counselor at a youth group home. He is a co-founder of AS IF! Authors Support Intellectual Freedom, a group of Young Adult authors supporting intellectual freedom.
[edit] Works
- Geography Club (2003)
- The Last Chance Texaco (2004)
- The Order of the Poison Oak (2005)
- Grand & Humble (2006)
- Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies (2007)
- Dreamquest (2007)
- Brainstorm (2008)(not yet published)[3]
[edit] Honors
- Book Sense pick (four times)
- Teenreads.com Best Book (four times)
- IRA Notable Book
- Lambda Literary Award finalist
- New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
- Booklist Top Ten First Young Adult Novel
- ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
- SCBWI/Judy Blume Grant for a Contemporary Young Adult Novel
- Bookspan Book Club Main Selection[3]
[edit] External links
- Homepage - Brent's Brain
- Interview with AfterElton.com - Attack of the Gay Teen Zombies
- TeanReads.com Profile - Brent Hartinger
- Interview with The Feast Of Fools Podcast
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "School district bans novel about gay teenagers", Associated Press, November 21, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Jensen, Michael. "Attack of the Gay Teen Zombies: An Interview with Geography Club's Brent Hartinger", AfterElton.com, February 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b c d "Brent's Brain: Pressroom". Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
