Review - Proud Anthology compiled by Juno Dawson

Title: Proud

Author: Juno Dawson (compiled by)

Pages: 352

Publisher: Stripes

Release Date: 7th March 2019

Blurb from Goodreads: 

A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Compiled by Juno Dawson, author of THIS BOOK IS GAY and CLEAN.

A celebration of LGBTQ+ talent, PROUD is a thought-provoking, funny, emotional read.

Contributors: Steve Antony, Dean Atta, Kate Alizadeh, Fox Benwell, Alex Bertie, Caroline Bird, Fatti Burke, Tanya Byrne, Moïra Fowley-Doyle, Frank Duffy, Simon James Green, Leo Greenfield, Saffa Khan, Karen Lawler, David Levithan, Priyanka Meenakshi, Alice Oseman, Michael Lee Richardson, David Roberts, Cynthia So, Kay Staples, Jessica Vallance, Kristen Van Dam and Kameron White.

Following A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, winner of the YA BOOK PRIZE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2018

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My Review:

 

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Stripes and NetGalley*

Proud is an anthology made up of short stories, poetry and artwork.

The contributors are LGBTQ+ authors/illustrators, some of them new talent, and others established.

Proud was compiled by Juno Dawson.

I really liked the idea of an anthology featuring LGBTQ+ stories/poems from LGBTQ+ creators.

There was a good variety of stories - some of which I enjoyed more than others, but there were none that I didn't like.

There was artwork after each story/piece of poetry featuring a scene from the story/poem, which I thought was a nice idea.

I found this anthology to be refreshing, thought-provoking and unique. I'm glad that I read it and I would recommend it to anyone looking to read more LGBTQ+ content.

Overall this was an enjoyable read.