205:
work, many marginalized writers, including LGBTQ writers and writers of color, are still locked out of lucrative book deals. Even if traditional publishers buy books, they may not pour resources into them, leaving the labor of promoting and marketing to the authors." They continued, "Self-publishing
318:
200:
Their writing has been published through traditional and self-publishing means. Discussing the reason why they sometimes opt for self-publishing, they noted, "Although traditional publishing has made a lot of progress in prioritizing and uplifting
277:
Patterdale has taught creative writing at LitReactor and the New York City Center for
Fiction, as well as led the Queer Shelter Project Stories Workshop as part of the arts programming for Queers for Economic Justice. They has also mentored for
196:
Patterdale’s writing includes characters of varied genders who use a variety of pronouns. They said, "I'm equally committed to normalizing the presence of non-binary characters as I am to non-binary language in literature."
206:
can also mean not having to adjust a story or voice to fit with a publisher’s vision... can be the best way to reach readers who need them most, and to maintain artistic control over their projects."
1437:
184:
and Tricks evaluator. They " trained and competed in canine sports from dog agility and rally obedience to canine parkour and tricks and has appeared on AKC TV and
399:
349:
279:
1224:
969:
1447:
1100:
1432:
1023:
1427:
1051:
387:
367:
123:
83:
1125:
900:
1442:
824:
1174:
841:
411:
336:
496:
1225:"Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted"
270:
119:
1003:"Sassafras Lowrey | author of fiction and nonfiction books about dogs and LGBTQ people but now mostly dogs"
1422:
1250:
1417:
246:
148:
Patterdale was homeless as a teenager and no longer has a relationship "with the family that raised ."
1375:
231:
178:
181:
157:
72:
1150:
636:
600:
591:
582:
217:
929:
818:
654:
645:
609:
573:
557:
510:
466:
221:
142:
130:
493:
Between
Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis
663:
627:
618:
225:
954:
942:
780:"About – Sassafras Patterdale – Queer Author, Multimedia Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Freelance"
486:
482:
161:
68:
1349:
870:
456:
1411:
446:
209:
Aside from full-length books and anthology contributions, Patterdale has written for
1299:
1075:
652:"I Turned a Spare Bedroom into a Dog Gymnasium Using Everyday Household Items," in
643:"How to Throw Your Dog a Birthday Party, According to a Professional Trainer," in
177:
Patterdale is an All Star
Trainer of the Year-certified trick dog instructor, and
17:
799:
1324:
1274:
1101:"QUEER TEXT SERIES: THE QUEER SHELTER PROJECT STORIES WORKSHOP AT DIXON PLACE"
113:
607:"I Shopped Around for a House That Was Perfect for My Dogs. Yes, Really," in
1199:
580:"Before You Adopt: Planning a Lifelong Commitment to Your Pet’s Health," in
202:
185:
1024:"Queering The MFA: Author Sassafras Lowrey Discusses How to Pick a Program"
443:
Trans/Love: Radical Sex, Love & Relationships Beyond the Gender Binary
779:
541:
532:
211:
118:; born 16 May 1984) is an American author and dog trainer. In 2013, the
264:
240:
539:"'I Was A Homeless Teen; My Dog, Mercury, Helped Me Through It'," in
1402:
97:
1151:"So, You Want to be a Mentee? A Look at AWP's Mentorship Program"
702:
Tricks in the City: For Daring Dogs and the Humans that Love Them
616:"Robot Dogs Can Help Seniors Cope—Especially During Covid," in
1002:
625:"The Tech That Can Help Keep Your Dogs Happy and Healthy," in
319:
Lambda
Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
555:"4 Things Pet Owners Regret Doing When Buying a Home," in
571:"5 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Make for Your Dog," in
530:"A Guide To Non-binary Pronouns And Why They Matter," in
282:
twice and provides writing coaching to private clients."
1076:"Sassafras Lowrey, CTDI, Author at American Kennel Club"
714:
Chew This
Journal: An Activity Book for You and Your Dog
661:"In Praise of Positive Reinforcement for Your Pets," in
1175:"29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced"
842:"25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!"
564:"Confessions of a Misfit on the Dog Show Circuit," in
141:
In the early 2000s, at age 17, Patterdale came out as
1275:"2011 rainbow project booklist | Awards & Grants"
518:
Leather Ever After: An
Anthology of Kinky Fairy Tales
473:
The Queer South: LGBTQ Writers on the
American South,
901:"A Guide To Non-binary Pronouns And Why They Matter"
548:"Lost Cause: On Estrangement and Chosen Family," in
598:"Helping Your Dog Survive During a Quarantine," in
479:
Believe Me: How
Trusting Women Can Change the World
90:
79:
64:
56:
39:
32:
634:"What We Can Learn From European Dog Culture," in
1126:"Shelter Stories at Queers For Economic Justice"
864:
862:
463:The Complete Guide to Writing for Young Adults
1045:
1043:
350:Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction
280:Association of Writers & Writing Programs
8:
894:
892:
890:
871:"Awards: Lambda Literary Foundation Honors"
750:
748:
289:
29:
1438:21st-century American non-fiction writers
453:No Safewords: A Marketplace Fan Anthology
771:
744:
439:, edited by Jennifer Clare Burke (2009)
133:and uses they/them or ze/hir pronouns.
1374:Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2011-01-11).
950:
938:
927:
816:
970:"Putting the Self in Self-Publishing"
112:
7:
1251:"23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards"
997:
995:
993:
991:
989:
836:
834:
589:"The Dog Park is Bad, Actually," in
437:Visible: A Femmethology, Volume One
388:Lambda Literary Award for Anthology
1325:"Kicked Out | Awards & Grants"
368:Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award
124:Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award
84:Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award
25:
1376:"Over the Rainbow's Top 11 Books"
1149:Catherine, Chelsea (2017-12-19).
414:'s Over the Rainbow Project List
339:'s Over the Rainbow Project List
1200:"Lost boi | Awards & Grants"
1124:Lowrey, Sassafras (2011-08-14).
1050:Lowrey, Sassafras (2020-10-09).
1022:Lowrey, Sassafras (2018-03-08).
968:Lowrey, Sassafras (2021-07-09).
899:Lowrey, Sassafras (2017-11-08).
869:Rutherford, Ethan (2013-04-25).
1448:21st-century American novelists
1249:Johnson, William (2011-06-27).
27:American author and dog trainer
1:
1433:Lambda Literary Award winners
1350:"2011 Over the Rainbow Books"
1329:American Library Association
1279:American Library Association
1204:American Library Association
1099:Dunham, Kelli (2011-10-14).
924:lowrey, sassafras. subject .
475:edited by Douglas Ray (2014)
412:American Library Association
337:American Library Association
1428:American non-binary writers
754:This article uses singular
497:Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
1464:
823:: CS1 maint: url-status (
286:Selected awards and honors
120:Lambda Literary Foundation
381:
378:
332:
329:
129:Patterdale identifies as
95:
1300:"2011 Rainbow Book List"
804:Canadiana Name Authority
1052:"The Best First Option"
875:www.shelf-awareness.com
690:A Little Queermas Carol
431:Anthology contributions
314:A Little Queermas Carol
1443:Goddard College alumni
1354:Over the Rainbow Books
156:Patterdale received a
708:William To The Rescue
400:ALA Rainbow Book List
1080:American Kennel Club
974:PublishersWeekly.com
800:"CAOONL|ncf10627864"
726:Dog Training Planner
232:American Kennel Club
179:American Kennel Club
109:Sassafras Patterdale
34:Sassafras Patterdale
182:Canine Good Citizen
158:Master of Fine Arts
98:sassafraspatterdale
637:The New York Times
601:The New York Times
592:The New York Times
583:The New York Times
504:Anthologies edited
218:The New York Times
1304:Rainbow Book List
1056:Publishers Weekly
949:Missing or empty
655:Apartment Therapy
646:Apartment Therapy
610:Apartment Therapy
574:Apartment Therapy
558:Apartment Therapy
467:Gabrielle Harbowy
423:
422:
252:Whole Dog Journal
222:Publishers Weekly
122:awarded them the
106:
105:
16:(Redirected from
1455:
1403:Official website
1390:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1371:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1346:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1321:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1296:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1246:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1221:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1211:
1196:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1146:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1096:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1072:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1047:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
999:
984:
983:
981:
980:
965:
959:
958:
952:
946:
940:
935:
933:
925:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
896:
885:
884:
882:
881:
866:
857:
856:
854:
853:
838:
829:
828:
822:
814:
812:
811:
796:
790:
789:
787:
786:
776:
759:
752:
672:Standalone books
290:
160:in Fiction from
117:
116: Patterdale
102:
99:
30:
21:
18:Sassafras Lowrey
1463:
1462:
1458:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1452:
1408:
1407:
1399:
1394:
1393:
1384:
1382:
1380:Lambda Literary
1373:
1372:
1368:
1359:
1357:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1334:
1332:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1309:
1307:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1284:
1282:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1259:
1257:
1255:Lambda Literary
1248:
1247:
1243:
1234:
1232:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1209:
1207:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1184:
1182:
1179:Lambda Literary
1173:
1172:
1168:
1159:
1157:
1155:Lambda Literary
1148:
1147:
1143:
1134:
1132:
1130:Lambda Literary
1123:
1122:
1118:
1109:
1107:
1105:Lambda Literary
1098:
1097:
1093:
1084:
1082:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1060:
1058:
1049:
1048:
1041:
1032:
1030:
1028:Lambda Literary
1021:
1020:
1016:
1007:
1005:
1001:
1000:
987:
978:
976:
967:
966:
962:
948:
936:
926:
923:
922:
918:
909:
907:
898:
897:
888:
879:
877:
868:
867:
860:
851:
849:
846:Lambda Literary
840:
839:
832:
815:
809:
807:
798:
797:
793:
784:
782:
778:
777:
773:
768:
763:
762:
753:
746:
741:
696:Healing/Heeling
674:
527:
525:Select articles
506:
487:Jaclyn Friedman
483:Jessica Valenti
433:
428:
288:
271:Lambda Literary
194:
175:
170:
162:Goddard College
154:
139:
96:
69:Goddard College
52:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1461:
1459:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1410:
1409:
1406:
1405:
1398:
1397:External links
1395:
1392:
1391:
1366:
1341:
1316:
1291:
1266:
1241:
1216:
1191:
1166:
1141:
1116:
1091:
1067:
1039:
1014:
985:
960:
916:
886:
858:
830:
791:
770:
769:
767:
764:
761:
760:
743:
742:
740:
737:
736:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
705:
699:
693:
687:
681:
673:
670:
669:
668:
659:
650:
641:
632:
623:
614:
605:
596:
587:
578:
569:
562:
553:
546:
537:
526:
523:
522:
521:
515:
505:
502:
501:
500:
490:
476:
470:
460:
457:Laura Antoniou
450:
440:
432:
429:
427:
424:
421:
420:
418:
415:
408:
407:
405:
402:
396:
395:
393:
390:
385:
380:
376:
375:
373:
370:
365:
362:
358:
357:
355:
352:
346:
345:
343:
340:
334:
331:
327:
326:
324:
321:
316:
311:
307:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
287:
284:
274:, and others.
193:
190:
174:
171:
169:
166:
153:
150:
138:
135:
104:
103:
93:
92:
88:
87:
81:
80:Notable awards
77:
76:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
51:
50:
47:
43:
41:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1460:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1423:Living people
1421:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1381:
1377:
1370:
1367:
1355:
1351:
1345:
1342:
1330:
1326:
1320:
1317:
1305:
1301:
1295:
1292:
1280:
1276:
1270:
1267:
1256:
1252:
1245:
1242:
1230:
1226:
1220:
1217:
1205:
1201:
1195:
1192:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1156:
1152:
1145:
1142:
1131:
1127:
1120:
1117:
1106:
1102:
1095:
1092:
1081:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1057:
1053:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1029:
1025:
1018:
1015:
1004:
998:
996:
994:
992:
990:
986:
975:
971:
964:
961:
956:
944:
931:
920:
917:
906:
902:
895:
893:
891:
887:
876:
872:
865:
863:
859:
847:
843:
837:
835:
831:
826:
820:
805:
801:
795:
792:
781:
775:
772:
765:
757:
751:
749:
745:
738:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
720:Pandemic Pets
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
676:
675:
671:
666:
665:
660:
657:
656:
651:
648:
647:
642:
639:
638:
633:
630:
629:
624:
621:
620:
615:
612:
611:
606:
603:
602:
597:
594:
593:
588:
585:
584:
579:
576:
575:
570:
567:
563:
560:
559:
554:
551:
547:
544:
543:
538:
535:
534:
529:
528:
524:
519:
516:
513:
512:
508:
507:
503:
498:
494:
491:
488:
484:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
464:
461:
458:
454:
451:
448:
447:Morty Diamond
444:
441:
438:
435:
434:
430:
425:
419:
416:
413:
410:
409:
406:
403:
401:
398:
397:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
377:
374:
371:
369:
366:
363:
360:
359:
356:
353:
351:
348:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
328:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
309:
308:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
291:
285:
283:
281:
275:
273:
272:
267:
266:
261:
257:
253:
249:
248:
243:
242:
237:
233:
229:
227:
223:
219:
214:
213:
207:
204:
198:
191:
189:
187:
183:
180:
172:
167:
165:
163:
159:
151:
149:
146:
144:
137:Personal life
136:
134:
132:
127:
125:
121:
115:
110:
101:
94:
89:
85:
82:
78:
74:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
48:
45:
44:
42:
38:
31:
19:
1418:1980s births
1383:. Retrieved
1379:
1369:
1358:. Retrieved
1356:. 2011-01-09
1353:
1344:
1333:. Retrieved
1331:. 2017-11-20
1328:
1319:
1308:. Retrieved
1306:. 2011-01-15
1303:
1294:
1283:. Retrieved
1281:. 2011-01-11
1278:
1269:
1258:. Retrieved
1254:
1244:
1233:. Retrieved
1231:. 2016-03-08
1229:Out Magazine
1228:
1219:
1208:. Retrieved
1206:. 2017-11-08
1203:
1194:
1183:. Retrieved
1181:. 2017-03-14
1178:
1169:
1158:. Retrieved
1154:
1144:
1133:. Retrieved
1129:
1119:
1108:. Retrieved
1104:
1094:
1083:. Retrieved
1079:
1070:
1059:. Retrieved
1055:
1031:. Retrieved
1027:
1017:
1006:. Retrieved
977:. Retrieved
973:
963:
951:|title=
919:
908:. Retrieved
904:
878:. Retrieved
874:
850:. Retrieved
848:. 2013-06-04
845:
808:. Retrieved
806:. 2015-11-19
803:
794:
783:. Retrieved
774:
758:for clarity.
755:
731:
725:
719:
713:
707:
701:
695:
689:
683:
677:
662:
653:
644:
635:
626:
617:
608:
599:
590:
581:
572:
565:
556:
549:
540:
531:
517:
509:
495:, edited by
492:
481:, edited by
478:
472:
465:, edited by
462:
455:, edited by
452:
445:, edited by
442:
436:
426:Publications
382:
313:
276:
269:
263:
259:
255:
251:
245:
239:
235:
216:
210:
208:
199:
195:
176:
155:
147:
140:
128:
108:
107:
678:Roving Pack
566:Narratively
236:Narratively
173:Dog trainer
143:genderqueer
57:Nationality
49:dog trainer
1412:Categories
1385:2022-01-18
1360:2022-01-18
1335:2022-01-18
1310:2022-01-18
1285:2022-01-18
1260:2022-01-18
1235:2022-01-18
1210:2022-01-18
1185:2022-01-18
1160:2022-01-18
1135:2022-01-18
1110:2022-01-18
1085:2022-01-18
1061:2022-01-18
1033:2022-01-18
1008:2022-01-18
979:2022-01-18
939:|url=
910:2022-01-18
880:2022-01-18
852:2022-01-18
810:2024-08-22
785:2024-08-22
766:References
511:Kicked Out
383:Kicked Out
372:Recipient
342:Selection
247:Modern Dog
203:#OwnVoices
131:non-binary
40:Occupation
392:Finalist
354:Finalist
333:Lost Boi
323:Finalist
186:BBC radio
152:Education
65:Education
930:cite web
905:HuffPost
819:cite web
684:Lost Boi
550:Catapult
542:HuffPost
533:HuffPost
260:Catapult
212:HuffPost
60:American
941:value (
732:With Me
417:Top 11
404:Top 10
302:Result
265:Catster
241:Dogster
91:Website
937:Check
734:(2021)
728:(2021)
722:(2020)
716:(2020)
710:(2019)
704:(2019)
698:(2019)
692:(2016)
686:(2015)
680:(2012)
667:(2021)
658:(2021)
649:(2021)
640:(2020)
631:(2020)
622:(2020)
613:(2020)
604:(2020)
595:(2020)
586:(2020)
577:(2020)
568:(2019)
561:(2019)
552:(2018)
545:(2017)
536:(2017)
520:(2013)
514:(2010)
499:(2021)
489:(2020)
469:(2014)
459:(2013)
449:(2011)
299:Award
192:Writer
168:Career
86:(2013)
46:Author
739:Notes
664:Wired
628:Wired
619:Wired
379:2011
364:Self
361:2013
330:2016
310:2017
305:Ref.
296:Work
293:Year
226:Wired
955:help
943:help
825:link
756:they
485:and
256:Bark
230:the
100:.com
188:."
114:née
73:MFA
1414::
1378:.
1352:.
1327:.
1302:.
1277:.
1253:.
1227:.
1202:.
1177:.
1153:.
1128:.
1103:.
1078:.
1054:.
1042:^
1026:.
988:^
972:.
947:;
934::
932:}}
928:{{
903:.
889:^
873:.
861:^
844:.
833:^
821:}}
817:{{
802:.
747:^
268:,
262:,
258:,
254:,
250:,
244:,
238:,
234:,
224:,
220:,
215:,
164:.
145:.
126:.
1388:.
1363:.
1338:.
1313:.
1288:.
1263:.
1238:.
1213:.
1188:.
1163:.
1138:.
1113:.
1088:.
1064:.
1036:.
1011:.
982:.
957:)
953:(
945:)
913:.
883:.
855:.
827:)
813:.
788:.
228:,
111:(
75:)
71:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.