"The purest way that I could write about being trans was to make it a bit magic. Because I think when you find understanding of yourself and also see that reflected in others, that is just really special, so comforting and really necessary. I think when you’re a trans person existing in this world you have to have people who understand who you are, otherwise it can make you feel like you’re not real." - Alison Evans

In this Trans Day of Remembrance episode of the Yarra Libraries podcast, Alison Evans discusses writing their book Euphoria Kids with Librarian Aandi, before recommending their favourite representations of gender euphoria and trans identity in fiction and non-fiction from the Yarra Libraries Collection.

Alison Evans is the award-winning author of the queer YA books Ida, Highway Bodies, and Euphoria Kids. Alison is a contributor in Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories, co-edits the zine Concrete Queers and is the fiction editor for #enbylife. They are based on Wurundjeri Land/Melbourne, Australia.

You can find Alison Evans’ work at branches of Yarra Libraries as well as in our digital collections. You can also find lists of some of our favourite stories from trans and gender diverse authors through our list in the Yarra Libraries catalogue and our shelves in Cloud Library and Borrowbox.

Yarra Libraries and Alison Evans Recommend

Euphoria Kids – Alison Evans

Ida – Alison Evans (also on Cloud Library)

Highway Bodies – Alison Evans (also on Cloud Library)

Kindred: 12 queer #loveozya stories – Michael Earp (ed.)

What’s the T – Juno Dawson

DeadEndia: The Watcher’s Test – Hamish Steele

DeadEndia: The Broken Halo – Hamish Steele

Vanilla – Billy Merrell

Cemetary Boys – Aiden Thomas

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