The 2011 Teen Lit Fest in Humble, Texas...

...has been canceled, according to tweets from Maureen Johnson and Ellen Hopkins:

 

 

Also, Katie Davis interviewed Ellen Hopkins, Pete Hautman and Todd Strasser about the situation for the Brain Burps podcast.

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Previously:

Big round-up.
Addendum.

Comments

[Chrissy]

Wow.

[tanita]

Oh, that hurts me.
Because you know what? Those kids deserve a lit festival. Totally.

I am happy to kick dirt in the face of the dork who disinvited an author, but I HATE that the whole thing was canceled. I hate it. There's little enough that is positive for YA lit -- so many people think it's all Gossip Girls and vampire seks (not that those things aren't WAY COOL, but come on - that's not everything) -- that when good writers don't get a chance to talk about their work, it galls me.

And yet: it certainly isn't the author's fault. Standing together against censorship is important. And yes, I am preaching to the choir. Look, it's early, all right?