Malinda Lo

Attention Northern California teen writers! I am teaching a free (yes, FREE!) two-day writing workshop on writing fantasy and science fiction at the Fairfax Public Library in Fairfax, California, on January 21 and 28 from 3-5 p.m. This free two-session writing workshop will cover the main elements of writing fantasy and science fiction, from how ... More→

1. The Letter Q I am thrilled to share the news that I’m contributing to an anthology titled The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves, which will be published in May 2012. Here’s the cover: So yeah, my little letter to my 16-year-old self will be alongside letters from such luminaries as ... More→

I’m back from the last Diversity Tour stop and World Fantasy, and I have so much to tell you guys, starting with … 1. Defy the Dark I’m very pleased to announce that I’m contributing a short story called “Ghost Town” to Defy the Dark, an anthology edited by the fabulous Saundra Mitchell. The collection ... More→

This week I’ll be traveling south to sunny San Diego for the World Fantasy Convention as well as the final Diversity in YA event. Here’s where I’ll be: Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. Diversity Tour: San Diego — With Holly Black, Cinda Williams Chima, Karen Healey, Cindy Pon, and Greg van Eekhout San ... More→

I turned in the third draft of my next novel, Adaptation, yesterday (it comes out in fall 2012), and as usual after turning in a big revision, I feel a little at loose ends. So I’ve decided to assuage my post-revision separation anxiety by sharing a little bit of the book with you … tomorrow ... More→

Since I was out of commission during revision for six weeks, I’ve got a whole lot of things stored up to announce. Here we go: I was interviewed over at Girls of Summer, which is a great blog founded by two writers that focuses on 18 books to read this summer (including Huntress!). Here’s a ... More→