<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Jonny Garza Villa (they/them), author of three young adult novels, discusses growing up queer and Mexican in a small Texas town, how getting into astrology helped them develop characters, and how pettiness can serve as inspiration. This is a deep dive into their books &lt;em&gt;Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun&lt;/em&gt; (2021), &lt;em&gt;Ander + Santi Were Here&lt;/em&gt; (2023), and &lt;em&gt;Canto Contigo&lt;/em&gt; (2024), with a teaser for their forthcoming adult novel &lt;em&gt;Futbolista&lt;/em&gt; at the end.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Transcript available at &lt;a href= "https://www.scribd.com/document/798638726/Jonny-Garza-Villa-We-Want-the-Airwaves-120" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;scribd.com/artactivistnia&lt;/a&gt; thanks to transcriber Amirah Mizrahi!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We Want the Airwaves: QPOC Artists on the Rise

Nia King

120: Jonny Garza Villa

DEC 1, 202464 MIN
We Want the Airwaves: QPOC Artists on the Rise

120: Jonny Garza Villa

DEC 1, 202464 MIN

Description

Jonny Garza Villa (they/them), author of three young adult novels, discusses growing up queer and Mexican in a small Texas town, how getting into astrology helped them develop characters, and how pettiness can serve as inspiration. This is a deep dive into their books Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun (2021), Ander + Santi Were Here (2023), and Canto Contigo (2024), with a teaser for their forthcoming adult novel Futbolista at the end.

Transcript available at scribd.com/artactivistnia thanks to transcriber Amirah Mizrahi!