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Jackson Bird

He/Him/His

Author
Sorted: Growing Up
Participates in 5 items
Jackson Bird is a YouTube creator and the author of Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. His work revolves around demystifying the transgender experience by sharing his and others' stories with the world. You can hear some of those stories on his podcast, Transmission, as well as on his YouTube channel, jackisnotabird. Jackson is a TED Resident and his TED Talk “How to talk (and listen) to transgender people” has been viewed over a million times. He was also a 2018 GLAAD Rising Star Digital Innovator, a YouTube NextUp Creator, and is also known for his past work with the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA). Jackson lives in New York City and is a proud Gryffindor. You can follow him online @jackisnotabird.

Sessions in which Jackson Bird participates

Friday 9 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
  • How I Wrote My Book
  • Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
  • 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT  | 1 hour
  • Do you outline before you start writing or do you just go where the story takes you? If you've ever wondered how authors manage to take the idea...
  • Panel
    Muggle Studies Book Club (LeakyLit)
Jackson Bird
Moderator
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
Justin A. Reynolds
Participant
Author
Hafsah Faizal
Participant
Author
Julie Murphy
Participant
Author
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Joshua Haiman
Participant
Jessi Arntz
Participant
Abby Ritter
Participant
Mischief Management
Customer Service Coordin...
Jackson Bird
Moderator
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
Lauren Fairweather
Participant
Musician
Robyn Jordan
Participant
Black Girls Create
Co-Founder and Head of C...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Jackson Bird
Moderator
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
James Payton
Participant
Paul Harris
Participant
Harry Potter and the Ord...
Wand Choreographer

Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Jackson Bird
Moderator
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
Hafsah Faizal
Participant
Author
Becky Albertalli
Participant
Author
Nic Stone
Participant
Author
Justin A. Reynolds
Participant
Author
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Jackson Bird
Other Participant
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
Katie Bowers
Other Participant
The Harry Potter Alliance
Managing Director