Linas Alsenas (born 1979 in

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) is a gay Lithuanian-American author and book illustrator. After attending Harvard University, where he was an illustrator for the campus newspaper, he moved to New York City and worked as an editor for ''Interior Design'' magazine and then at

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for Young Readers. In 2006,

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released his first picture book, ''Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation'', which he wrote and illustrated. In 2007, Scholastic released ''Peanut'', followed by ''Hello My Name Is Bob'' in 2009. Alsenas is also the author of ''Gay America: Struggle For Equality'', published by Amulet Books in 2008, the first gay history textbook written for teens. The book was an American Library Association's

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Children's and Young Adult Literature Award Honor Book in 2010. Alsenas lived in Stockholm, Sweden with his husband, Jan Wilhelmsson. He moved to London in 2013 and works at

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alsenas, Linas 1979 births 21st-century American writers American children's writers American people of Lithuanian descent American gay writers Harvard University alumni LGBT people from Ohio Living people Artists from Cleveland Writers from New York City Writers from Cleveland Writers from Stockholm American writers of young adult literature Writers who illustrated their own writing American expatriates in England