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James Schwartz is a poet, writer, slam performer, speaker & author. His bookTHE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA was published by inGroup Press in 2011 + nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Poetry by Schwartz has been published in various journals (POETRY24, WRITERSRESIST.COM) + the anthologies. A slam performer, Schwartz has read at various venues including This is Fire! Kukuau Studio + La Hiki Ola kava bar + speaking at East Hawaii Center for Spiritual Living.Most recently, essays by Schwartz have appeared in RFD MAGAZINE, THE GOOD MEN PROJECT, OUR HAPPY HOURS: LGBT VOICES FROM THE GAY BARS anthology (winner of a Goldie Award) + a short story AMISH ROAD TRIP (2014). He resides in Hawaii