Malinda Lo

This week the American Library Association released many of its best-of lists for books published in 2011, and I’m super thrilled that Huntress landed on three of those lists! 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults — “The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. ... 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→

Guess what? My website has had a makeover! Isn’t it beautiful? I’ve been managing my own website — including all the head-scratching back-end coding stuff (even though I don’t really know how to do it) — for years, ever since I bought my URL way back when. It’s been fun, but this year I decided ... 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→

1. A new short story! Yesterday, Carrie Ryan (The Forest of Hands and Teeth) announced the sale of an anthology she is editing, Foretold, which will be coming out in the fall of 2012. From Publishers Marketplace: NYT bestselling author Carrie Ryan, ed.’s FORETOLD, an anthology about prophecies and predictions featuring stories by Laini Taylor, ... More→

Teenquake! If you’re a teen writer in the San Francisco Bay Area, I’m going to be judging a writing contest on Figment.com for Teenquake, the teen portion of Litquake, which is a giant literary festival coming up in October. I’ll be judging the fantasy portion, but you can also write realistic fiction, poetry, or mystery. ... More→