Lawrence Schimel
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Lawrence Schimel (born October 16, 1971) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, translator, and anthologist whose work frequently deals with gay and lesbian themes, and with Jewish themes.[1] He was born in New York, and received his B.A. in Literature from Yale University. Schimel is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the Academy of American Poets. His is a founding member of the Publishing Triangle, an organization of lesbians and gay men in the publishing industry, which he chaired for two terms (1996–1998).
His work has received the Rhysling Award[2] and has twice received the Lambda Literary Award[3] . In addition, Schimel has been nominated for the Firecracker Alternative Book Award, the Small Press Book Award, ForeWord Book of the Year Award, the Spectrum Award, and a number of other publishing awards. His books have been translated into Basque, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish.
Mr. Schimel was a juror for the 2010 James Tiptree, Jr. Award.[4] He is also one of the volunteer judges for the 2011 Lamba Literary Award. [5]
Schimel currently lives in Madrid, Spain.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Collections
- The Drag Queen of Elfland
- His Tongue
[edit] Edited works
- Juicy Mother, (With Sara Rojo Perez) edited by Jennifer Camper, Manic D Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-933149-20-2
- Fairy Tales For Writers, A Midsummer Night's Press
- First Person Queer, (With Richard Labonté) Arsenal Pulp Press
- Best Date Ever: True Stories That Celebrate Gay Relationships, Alyson
- The Mammoth Book Of New Gay Erotica, UK-Constable Robinson/US-Carroll & Graf
- The Future Is Queer, (With Richard Labonté) Arsenal Pulp Press
- Two Boys In Love: Stories Of Romance And Desire, Seventh Window
- Pomosexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender And Sexuality, (with Carol Queen) Cleis Press[6]
- Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica And Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica, (With Carol Queen) Cleis Press
- Found Tribe: Jewish Coming Out Stories, Sherman Asher
- Kosher Meat: Gay Jewish Erotica, Sherman Asher
- The Drag Queen Of Elfland , Circlet
- Things Invisible To See: Lesbian And Gay Tales Of Magic Realism, Circlet
- Vacation In Ibiza, Graphic Novel; Nbm
- Two Hearts Desire: Gay Couples On Their Love, St. Martin's Press
- Boy Meets Boy, St. Martin's Press
- The Mammoth Book Of Gay Erotica, Carroll & Graf
- Streets Of Blood: Vampire Stories From New York City, Cumberland House
- Fields Of Blood: Vampire Stories From The American Heartland, Cumberland House
- Tarot Fantastic, Daw Books
- Camelot Fantastic, Daw Books
[edit] References
- ^ Karvoski, Ed; Jr. (2002-03-14). Award-Winning Men: Up Close and Personal with Gay Honorees. iUniverse. pp. 149–. ISBN 9780595217694. http://books.google.com/books?id=RtrMOtuG3IUC&pg=PA149. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/rhysarchive.html". http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/rhysarchive.html. http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/rhysarchive.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/". http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Tiptree Award". James Tiptree, Jr. Award Homepage. http://tiptree.org/. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/". http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/. http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2011-judges/. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ Raphael, Mitchel (May 17, 1998). "Where gay goes after the mainstream". Toronto Star: p. 1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/444283771.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+17%2C+1998&author=Mitchel+Raphael&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Where+gay+goes+after+the+mainstream&pqatl=google. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Author's blog
- Detailed bibliography at Fantastic Fiction site
- Lawrence Schimel at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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