F2M: The Boy Within

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• Booktopia
• Hares& Hyenas
• Kindle (Amazon)
• Ford Street Publishing
• Kobo
• RHYW (Large Print eBooks) Dyslexi font and Audio

Comic Graphic Novel in Development

‘The Boy Within’ is being illustrated as a comic graphic novel by NZ comic artist, transman Sam Orchard. Inspired by ‘f2m:the boy within’

The Spinoff interview about the process and philosophy of developing diverse comic characters

Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy co-wrote the novel f2m:the boy within and collaborated via Skype using a webcam. By writing together online and using web conferencing, they developed the entire novel using web 2.0 tools.

Youtube Doco  on reactions to controversial subject. (Kailash Studios psychologist Meredith Fuller interviews co-authors)

Approachable introduction for gender discussions with families via fiction.

Resources and NZ Support groups

Check Ryan’s blog about  ‘f2m:the boy within’ inclusion in ‘The White Ravens’

Bright Ideas (School Library Association of Victoria) An International 3 Way Webchat for Gippsland Youth: Co-authors reply via Skype to youth questions

2013_f2m-the-boy-within-discussion-notes-educational-resources.pdf for book clubs & educators

with hypotheticals, activities and gender facts.

f2m:the boy within was launched at Unity Books on July 21, 2010 by Green MP and Rainbow spokesperson Kevin Hague.