Lawrence Schimel

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Lawrence Schimel (b. 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. 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 Lambda Literary Award and the Rhysling Award, and has been nominated for the Frecracker Alternative Book Award, the Small Press Book Award, ForeWord Book of the Year Award, the Spectrum 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.

1 Bibliography
- 1.1 Collections
- 1.2 Edited works
2 External links

[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
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