From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:27:10 -0500

Gavin J. Grant, coeditor of the short story anthology "Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales" with Kelly Link, has graciously offered to join us in the next couple of days to answer questions. (Although he is working around travel commitments--thank you, Gavin!)

So, here are two things I"m wondering about.:

First, I am a huge fan of thematic anthologies in any genre for young adults because I think there is an instant point of connection for readers beyond the one of self to story as they consider how each individual piece fits into the overall theme. I'm wondering if you can share how the idea for the collection originated. The concept of what's monstrous is explored in such a wonderful range of ways as each writer takes it in a unique direction, but where did it begin? What did you share with contributors as they were invited to write about the idea?

I also appreciated that you drew on writers from within and beyond the world of young adult literature--I feel like I've been given the opportunity to discover new writers--new to me at least. Was this something you knew you wanted to do from the outset--bring together the world of young adult literature and the world of science fiction and fantasy that sometimes but not always intersects with it, or is it simply a happy outcome of seeking out a range of stories?


Megan

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