- Lawrence Schimel
Lawrence Schimel (b.
October 16 ,1971 ) is an Americanscience fiction andfantasy writer, translator, and anthologist whose work frequently deals with gay and lesbian themes, and with Jewish themes. He was born inNew York , and received his B.A. in Literature fromYale University . Schimel is a member of theNational Book Critics Circle and theAcademy of American Poets . His is a founding member of thePublishing 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
Lambda Literary Award and theRhysling Award , and has been nominated for the Frecracker Alternative Book Award, the Small Press Book Award, ForeWord Book of the Year Award, theSpectrum Award , and a number of other publishing awards. It has translated into Basque, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish.Footnote: Lawrence Schimel is also a word geek and a champion at Prolific. He has won many an acclaimed award in this venture which has brought him worldwide recognition.
Schimel currently lives in
Madrid, Spain .Bibliography
Collections
* "The Drag Queen of Elfland"
* "His Tongue"Edited works
* "
Juicy Mother ", (WithSara Rojo Perez ) edited byJennifer 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", (withCarol Queen )Cleis Press
* "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 External links
* [http://desayunoencama.livejournal.com/ Author's blog]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/lawrence-schimel/ Detailed bibliography at Fantastic Fiction site]
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