Carol Guess
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| Carol Guess | |
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 Photograph taken in 2006 by Elizabeth J. Colen |
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| Born | 3 January 1968 Bethesda, Maryland |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
Carol Guess (b. January 3, 1968) is an American novelist and poet.[1] Her family moved frequently during her childhood. Her father, Harry Guess, was a prominent epidemiologist. Her mother, Gerry Guess, is a homemaker and teacher. Guess attended Columbia University, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English from Indiana University.[1] Currently Associate Professor of English at Western Washington University,[2] she lives in Washington State. She is openly lesbian.[2] Her books Femme's Dictionary and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's Stonewall Book Award in 1999.[3]
[edit] Selected publications
- Darling Endangered (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2011)
- Love Is A Map I Must Not Set On Fire (VRZHU Press, 2009)
- Tinderbox Lawn (Rose Metal Press, 2008)
- Femme's Dictionary (Calyx Books, 2004)
- Gaslight (Odd Girls Press, 2001)
- Switch (Calyx Books, 1998)
- Seeing Dell (Cleis Press, 1995)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bloch, Julia (1 December 2004), "Educated Guess", Curve, http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6600588_ITM, retrieved 19 January 2009
- ^ a b Mickelson, Jory M. (2008), "Carol Guess: The Write Stuff", The Western Front (newspaper), http://westernfrontonline.net/2008072210221/art-life/carol-guess-the-write-stuff/, retrieved 22 January 2009
- ^ "Stonewall Book Awards", American Library Association website, http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/stonewall/stonewallbook.cfm, retrieved 22 January 2009
