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'''Emily Kate Johnston''', who publishes as '''E.K. Johnston''', is a Canadian author and [[Forensic anthropology#Forensic archaeology|forensic archaeologist]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2015/01/28/2015-morris-award-an-interview-with-finalist-e-k-johnston/|title=2015 Morris Award: An Interview with Finalist E. K. Johnston - The Hub|date=2015-01-28|work=The Hub|access-date=2018-10-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Emily Kate Johnston''', who publishes as '''E.K. Johnston''', is a Canadian novelist and [[Forensic anthropology#Forensic archaeology|forensic archaeologist]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2015/01/28/2015-morris-award-an-interview-with-finalist-e-k-johnston/|title=2015 Morris Award: An Interview with Finalist E. K. Johnston – The Hub|date=2015-01-28|work=The Hub|access-date=2018-10-04|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


Johnston started writing [[fan fiction]] in 2002, and wrote her first manuscript in 2009.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2016/07/e-k-johnston-discusses-a-thousand-nights.html|title=E.K. Johnston Discusses A Thousand Nights : The Children's Book Review|website=www.thechildrensbookreview.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> Her first book, ''The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim'', was published in 2014, and is set in an alternate present-day Ontario where dragons are both real and a menace. The review in ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the book "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who ... has many more songs to sing",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/books/review/the-story-of-owen-by-e-k-johnston.html|title=Where There's Smoke|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> it was nominated for the [[William C. Morris Award]] in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> A sequel, ''Prairie Fire'', followed in 2015.
Johnston started writing [[fan fiction]] in 2002, and wrote her first manuscript in 2009.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2016/07/e-k-johnston-discusses-a-thousand-nights.html|title=E.K. Johnston Discusses A Thousand Nights : The Children's Book Review|website=www.thechildrensbookreview.com|date=27 July 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> Her first book, ''The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim'', was published in 2014, and is set in an alternate present-day Ontario where dragons are both real and a menace. The review in ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the book "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who ... has many more songs to sing",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/books/review/the-story-of-owen-by-e-k-johnston.html|title=Where There's Smoke|work=The New York Times |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=2018-10-05|language=en |last1=Kois |first1=Dan }}</ref> it was nominated for the [[William C. Morris Award]] in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> A sequel, ''Prairie Fire'', followed in 2015.


Johnston's third book was ''[[A Thousand Nights (novel)|A Thousand Nights]]'', a retelling of ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]].'' [[C.S. Lewis]]'s descriptions of the desert in ''[[The Horse and His Boy]]'' inspired Johnston in writing her own novel set in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/oct/14/cs-lewiss-the-horse-and-his-boy-the-best-guide-to-writing-deserts|title=CS Lewis's The Horse and His Boy: the best guide to writing deserts?|last=Johnston|first=E. K.|date=2015-10-14|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> A companion book, ''Spindle'', followed in 2016, which was a reinterpretation of [[Sleeping Beauty]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/10/ek-johnston-spindle-exclusive/|title=Read an excerpt from E.K. Johnston's 'Spindle' -- exclusive|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref>
Johnston's third book was ''[[A Thousand Nights (novel)|A Thousand Nights]]'', a retelling of ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]].'' [[C.S. Lewis]]'s descriptions of the desert in ''[[The Horse and His Boy]]'' inspired Johnston in writing her own novel set in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/oct/14/cs-lewiss-the-horse-and-his-boy-the-best-guide-to-writing-deserts|title=CS Lewis's The Horse and His Boy: the best guide to writing deserts?|last=Johnston|first=E. K.|date=2015-10-14|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> A companion book, ''Spindle'', followed in 2016, which was a reinterpretation of [[Sleeping Beauty]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/10/ek-johnston-spindle-exclusive/|title=Read an excerpt from E.K. Johnston's 'Spindle' – exclusive|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref>


Her fifth novel, ''Exit, Pursued By A Bear'', was published in 2016. Inspired by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', it tells the story of cheer-leading captain Hermione Winters, who discovers she is pregnant after being sexually assaulted at a camp party. It was written partially as a challenge, and partially as a response to [[Stephen Woodworth (politician)|Stephen Woodworth]]'s 2013 bill to re-criminalise abortion.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/ya-author-e-k-johnston-on-what-we-can-learn-from-william-shakespeare-1.4628519|title=YA author E.K. Johnston on what we can learn from William Shakespeare {{!}} CBC Books|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref> It was named a "Book of the Year" by several organisations, including [[NPR]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2016/#/book/exit-pursued-by-a-bear|title=NPR's Book Concierge|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016/young-adult#book/book-3|title=Best Books 2016 Publishers Weekly|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> and the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/november-23-2016/new-york-public-library-reveals-its-list-best-books-kids-and|title=New York Public Library Reveals its List of Best Books for Kids and Teens Just in Time for The Holidays|website=The New York Public Library|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> It won the [[Canadian Children's Book Centre|Canadian Children's Book Centre's]] Amy Mathers Teen Book Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/amy-mathers-teen-book-award|title=Amy Mathers Teen Book Award - Canadian Children's Book Centre|work=Canadian Children's Book Centre|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
Her fifth novel, ''Exit, Pursued By A Bear'', was published in 2016. Inspired by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', it tells the story of cheer-leading captain Hermione Winters, who discovers she is pregnant after being sexually assaulted at a camp party. It was written partially as a challenge, and partially as a response to [[Stephen Woodworth (politician)|Stephen Woodworth]]'s 2013 bill to re-criminalise abortion.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/ya-author-e-k-johnston-on-what-we-can-learn-from-william-shakespeare-1.4628519|title=YA author E.K. Johnston on what we can learn from William Shakespeare {{!}} CBC Books|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref> It was named a "Book of the Year" by several organisations, including [[NPR]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2016/#/book/exit-pursued-by-a-bear|title=NPR's Book Concierge|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016/young-adult#book/book-3|title=Best Books 2016 Publishers Weekly|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> and the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/november-23-2016/new-york-public-library-reveals-its-list-best-books-kids-and|title=New York Public Library Reveals its List of Best Books for Kids and Teens Just in Time for The Holidays|website=The New York Public Library|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> It won the [[Canadian Children's Book Centre|Canadian Children's Book Centre's]] Amy Mathers Teen Book Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/amy-mathers-teen-book-award|title=Amy Mathers Teen Book Award – Canadian Children's Book Centre|work=Canadian Children's Book Centre|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref>


A ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/03/star-wars-ahsoka-ya-novel-announced/|title=Star Wars: Ahsoka YA novel announced|date=2016-03-31|work=Flickering Myth|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Johnston was asked to write a book on the character [[Ahsoka Tano]]. Published in October 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nerdist.com/new-star-wars-novel-featuring-ahsoka-tano-announced-exclusive/|title=New STAR WARS Novel Featuring Ahsoka Tano Announced (Exclusive) {{!}} Nerdist|date=2016-03-31|work=Nerdist|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Star Wars: Ahsoka|Ahsoka]]'' fills in the gap between her appearances in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]''. Her second Star Wars novel, ''Queen's Shadow'', was released in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ek-johnston-and-the-women-of-star-wars|title=E.K. Johnston and the women of Star Wars|last=Chhibber|first=Preeti|date=2018-08-01|work=Syfy|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en}}</ref> Featuring [[Padmé Amidala|Padme Amidala]], ''Queen's Shadow'' is set in the years between the events of ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/padme-amidala-new-novels/|title=It's the Padmé Amidala Renaissance, We're All Just Living In It|website=www.themarysue.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> Additionally, she has also written the story ''By Whatever Sun'', focusing on Miara Larte, a character Johnston created within ''Ahsoka'', and set during the events of ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]''.
A ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/03/star-wars-ahsoka-ya-novel-announced/|title=Star Wars: Ahsoka YA novel announced|date=2016-03-31|work=Flickering Myth|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Johnston was asked to write a book on the character [[Ahsoka Tano]]. Published in October 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nerdist.com/new-star-wars-novel-featuring-ahsoka-tano-announced-exclusive/|title=New STAR WARS Novel Featuring Ahsoka Tano Announced (Exclusive) {{!}} Nerdist|date=2016-03-31|work=Nerdist|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en|archive-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810042358/https://nerdist.com/new-star-wars-novel-featuring-ahsoka-tano-announced-exclusive/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Ahsoka (novel)|Ahsoka]]'' fills in the gap between her appearances in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]''. Her second Star Wars novel, ''Queen's Shadow'', was released in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ek-johnston-and-the-women-of-star-wars|title=E.K. Johnston and the women of Star Wars|last=Chhibber|first=Preeti|date=2018-08-01|work=Syfy|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en|archive-date=2018-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005073738/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ek-johnston-and-the-women-of-star-wars|url-status=dead}}</ref> Featuring [[Padmé Amidala|Padme Amidala]], ''Queen's Shadow'' is set in the years between the events of ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/padme-amidala-new-novels/|title=It's the Padmé Amidala Renaissance, We're All Just Living In It|website=www.themarysue.com|date=23 July 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> Additionally, she has also written the story ''By Whatever Sun'', focusing on Miara Larte, a character Johnston created within ''Ahsoka'', and set during the events of ''[[Starcop Wars (film)|A New Hope]]''.


Johnston describes her novel ''That Inevitable Victorian Thing'' as a "Near-future Sci-fi Canadian Idealistic Romance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fictionfare.com/blog-tour-that-inevitable-victorian-thing-by-e-k-johnston/|title=Blog Tour: That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston|website=www.fictionfare.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> It was published in 2017.
Johnston describes her novel ''That Inevitable Victorian Thing'' as a "[n]ear-future Sci-fi Canadian Idealistic Romance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fictionfare.com/blog-tour-that-inevitable-victorian-thing-by-e-k-johnston/|title=Blog Tour: That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston|website=www.fictionfare.com|date=4 October 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref> It was published in 2017.


She credits her discipline in academic writing for helping her time management while writing prose; and states she is a fast writer – she wrote ''A Thousand Nights'' in "about 20 days",<ref name=":1" /> and writes with little disturbance. She advises early and young writers to learn to finish projects as practice in self-discipline and editing.<ref name="cbc.ca"/>
She credits her discipline in academic writing for helping her time management while writing prose; and states she is a fast writer, the composition of''A Thousand Nights'' taking "about 20 days",.<ref name=":1" /> She advises early and young writers to learn to finish projects as practice in self-discipline and editing.<ref name="cbc.ca"/>


Her favourite authors are [[Jo Graham]], [[Elizabeth Wein]], Tessa Gratton, [[Kiersten White]], [[Madeleine L'Engle]], [[JRR Tolkien]], [[David Eddings]], CS Lewis,<ref name=":1" /> and [[Holly Black]].<ref name=":0" /> She plays the alto saxophone and the clarinet.<ref name=":0" />
Among her favorite authors are [[Jo Graham]], [[Elizabeth Wein]], Tessa Gratton, [[Kiersten White]], [[Madeleine L'Engle]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[David Eddings]], [[C.S. Lewis]],<ref name=":1" /> and [[Holly Black]].<ref name=":0" /> She plays the alto saxophone and the clarinet.<ref name=":0" />


Johnston released another Star Wars novel, ''Queen's Peril'', on June 2, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2020/06/02/queens-peril-star-wars/|title=Queen's Peril proves Star Wars stories are best told out of order|website=dorksideoftheforce.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-06}}</ref>
Johnston released another ''Star Wars'' novel, ''Queen's Peril'', on June 2, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2020/06/02/queens-peril-star-wars/|title=Queen's Peril proves Star Wars stories are best told out of order|website=dorksideoftheforce.com|date=2 June 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-06}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Johnston is [[biromantic]] and [[demisexual]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=This New Fantasy Novel Imagines A World Where Queerness Is Actually Accepted |url=https://www.them.us/story/ek-johnston-the-afterward |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Love Letters In D-major |url=https://emilykatejohnston.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/love-letters-in-d-major/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Emily Kate Johnston |language=en}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* ''Prairie Fire'' (2015)
* ''Prairie Fire'' (2015)
* [[A Thousand Nights (novel)|''A Thousand Nights'']] (2015)
* [[A Thousand Nights (novel)|''A Thousand Nights'']] (2015)
* ''Spindle'' (2016) – also published as ''Kingdom of Sleep''
* ''Spindle'' (2016) (also published as ''Kingdom of Sleep'')
* ''Exit, Pursued By A Bear'' (2016)
* ''Exit, Pursued By A Bear'' (2016)
* ''That Inevitable Victorian Thing'' (2017)
* ''That Inevitable Victorian Thing'' (2017)
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=== Short stories ===
=== Short stories ===


* ''Work In Progress'' (2017) in ''Three Sides of A Heart: Stories about Love Triangles'', edited by Natalie Parker
* ''Work In Progress'' (2017) (in ''Three Sides of A Heart: Stories about Love Triangles'' anthology edited by Natalie Parker)


=== Star Wars ===
=== Star Wars ===

* ''[[Ahsoka (novel)|Ahsoka]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ahsoka (novel)|Ahsoka]]'' (2016)
* "By Whatever Sun" (2017), short story in ''[[From a Certain Point of View|From A Certain Point Of View]]''
* "By Whatever Sun" (2017) (short story in ''[[From a Certain Point of View|From A Certain Point Of View]]'' [[anthology]])
* ''Queen's Shadow'' (2019)
*''Queen's Shadow'' (2019)
* ''Queen's Peril'' (2020)
*''Queen's Peril'' (2020)
*''Queen's Hope'' (2022)
*''Queen's Hope'' (2022)
*''Crimson Climb'' (2023)

=== Dungeons & Dragons ===
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves|Honor Among Thieves]]: The Druid's Call'' (2022)


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/johnston_e_k "Johnston, E K"]. ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]'', eds. [[John Clute]] and [[David Langford]]. Entry by Clute, updated 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-02.</ref>
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== External links ==

* {{LCAuth|n2013033811|E. K. Johnston|12|ue}}
* {{ISFDB name|200643}}


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E. K. Johnston
BornEmily Kate Johnston
Huron East, Ontario, Canada[1]
OccupationNovelist, forensic archaeologist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
GenreSpeculative fiction, young adult fiction
Notable works
  • A Thousand Nights
  • Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Website
ekjohnston.ca

Emily Kate Johnston, who publishes as E.K. Johnston, is a Canadian novelist and forensic archaeologist.[2]

Career

Johnston started writing fan fiction in 2002, and wrote her first manuscript in 2009.[3] Her first book, The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim, was published in 2014, and is set in an alternate present-day Ontario where dragons are both real and a menace. The review in The New York Times called the book "a clever first step in the career of a novelist who ... has many more songs to sing",[4] it was nominated for the William C. Morris Award in 2015.[2] A sequel, Prairie Fire, followed in 2015.

Johnston's third book was A Thousand Nights, a retelling of One Thousand and One Nights. C.S. Lewis's descriptions of the desert in The Horse and His Boy inspired Johnston in writing her own novel set in the desert.[5] A companion book, Spindle, followed in 2016, which was a reinterpretation of Sleeping Beauty.[6]

Her fifth novel, Exit, Pursued By A Bear, was published in 2016. Inspired by Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, it tells the story of cheer-leading captain Hermione Winters, who discovers she is pregnant after being sexually assaulted at a camp party. It was written partially as a challenge, and partially as a response to Stephen Woodworth's 2013 bill to re-criminalise abortion.[7] It was named a "Book of the Year" by several organisations, including NPR,[8] Publishers Weekly,[9] and the New York Public Library.[10] It won the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Amy Mathers Teen Book Award in 2017.[11]

A Star Wars fan,[12] Johnston was asked to write a book on the character Ahsoka Tano. Published in October 2016,[13] Ahsoka fills in the gap between her appearances in The Clone Wars and Rebels. Her second Star Wars novel, Queen's Shadow, was released in March 2019.[14] Featuring Padme Amidala, Queen's Shadow is set in the years between the events of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.[15] Additionally, she has also written the story By Whatever Sun, focusing on Miara Larte, a character Johnston created within Ahsoka, and set during the events of A New Hope.

Johnston describes her novel That Inevitable Victorian Thing as a "[n]ear-future Sci-fi Canadian Idealistic Romance".[16] It was published in 2017.

She credits her discipline in academic writing for helping her time management while writing prose; and states she is a fast writer, the composition ofA Thousand Nights taking "about 20 days",.[3] She advises early and young writers to learn to finish projects as practice in self-discipline and editing.[7]

Among her favorite authors are Jo Graham, Elizabeth Wein, Tessa Gratton, Kiersten White, Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, David Eddings, C.S. Lewis,[3] and Holly Black.[2] She plays the alto saxophone and the clarinet.[2]

Johnston released another Star Wars novel, Queen's Peril, on June 2, 2020.[17]

Personal life

Johnston is biromantic and demisexual.[18][19]

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (2014)
  • Prairie Fire (2015)
  • A Thousand Nights (2015)
  • Spindle (2016) (also published as Kingdom of Sleep)
  • Exit, Pursued By A Bear (2016)
  • That Inevitable Victorian Thing (2017)
  • The Afterward (2019)
  • Aetherbound (2021)

Short stories

  • Work In Progress (2017) (in Three Sides of A Heart: Stories about Love Triangles anthology edited by Natalie Parker)

Star Wars

Dungeons & Dragons

Awards

  • 2015: William C. Morris Award, shortlist (The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim)
  • 2017: Amy Mathers Teen Book Award in 2017, winner (Exit, Pursued By A Bear)

References

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  5. ^ Johnston, E. K. (2015-10-14). "CS Lewis's The Horse and His Boy: the best guide to writing deserts?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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  18. ^ "This New Fantasy Novel Imagines A World Where Queerness Is Actually Accepted". Them. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  19. ^ "Love Letters In D-major". Emily Kate Johnston. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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