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Matty Bennett

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Matty Bennett is the author of What Are the Men Writing in the Sugar? (2021), his debut poetry collection, and We Give Support, Not Advice (2022), a YA novel-in-verse, both from Rebel Satori's Queer Mojo imprint.

He received his MFA in poetry from Virginia Tech, and his work has appeared or been reviewed in The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Juked, Homology Lit, Cardiff Review, Philadelphia Gay News, and others. He is currently an upper school English teacher and track coach at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI. ...more

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WE GIVE SUPPORT, NOT ADVICE

My brand new YA novel-in-verse, We Give Support, Not Advice, told from the perspective of a high school LGBTQ affinity group, came out last week! Please help spread the word, especially to the young adults in your life you think might benefit from reading this book. Here are a few things some authors have said about the book:

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Published on October 02, 2022 05:27 • Tags: lgbtq-ya

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