In 2003 Michelle founded RADAR Productions, a literary non-profit organization that oversees a multitude of queer-centric projects. From 1997 1999 Sister Spit toured the United States, bringing an ever-changing roster of female writers and performance artists across the country, including poet Eileen Myles, New York Times Bestselling author Beth Lisick, and transgender author, musician and performance artist Lynn Breedlove. In 1994 Michelle Tea created Sister Spit, an all-girl open mic that ran weekly for two years in San Francisco, earning a Best of the Bay Award from The San Francisco Bay Guardian. She is the creator of Mutha Magazine, an online publication about real-life parenting. Michelle Kennedy is the award-winning author of 16 books, including the best-selling 'Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (With Kids) in America.' Her work has been featured in many publications including The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Redbook, Family Circle and on National Public Radio. Michelle writes for various print and web publications, including The Believer, n+1, Buzzfeed, and xoJane. Michelle was the recipient of an award from the Rona Jaffe Foundation, a GOLDIE in Literature from the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and selected Best Local Writer by both the Guardian and San Francisco Weekly. Her most recent book is How to Grow Up, a memoir in essays published by Penguin/Plume. Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class (ed.). She is also the author of a Young Adult fantasy trilogy being published by McSweeney's. Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik, 1971) is an American author, poet, and literary arts. She is also the author of the novel Rose of No Man's Land, and editor of anthologies Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache Without a Net It's So You and Baby, Remember My Name. Valencia was also made into a feature-length film and toured film festivals globally, and the book was translated into Slovenian, Japanese, and German. Michelle Tea's memoirs include The Passionate Mistakes, The Chelsea Whistle, Rent Girl, and Valencia, winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction.

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