In this video, Phil Stamper and I celebrate rural queerness and his Whippoorwill award winning book Golden Boys which captures the experiences of four rural friends spending their summers in non rural places during the summer. It was great talking to a fellow rural Midwesterner in a space where both of us could continue to unpack our experiences as rural outmigrants and creatives.

To learn more about Phil Stamper: https://philstamper.com/

For more info on the Whippoorwill Award for Rural YA and MG Literature: https://whippoorwillaward.weebly.com/