| Lori L. Lake | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1960 Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Fiction |
| Training | Lewis & Clark College |
| Awards | Golden Crown Literary Society, Ann Bannon Award, Lambda Literary Award finalist |
Lori L. Lake (born February 9, 1960) is an Oregon writer, teacher, speaker, and author of mystery, drama, romance, and general fiction, most of which is about lesbian protagonists. Her work includes the "Gun" police trilogy (soon to be a quadrology), three standalone drama/romances, two short story collections, and the WWII novel Snow Moon Rising, which won the 2007 Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award, a Golden Crown Literary Award, and The Alice B Readers Award. Lake teaches fiction writing, most recently at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. She frequently gives talks about the craft of writing, serves as a coach to many up-and-coming writers, and is a founding mother of The Golden Crown Literary Society.
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Lake was born in Portland, Oregon, the oldest of five daughters, and spent her early years with her family in Seattle and Portland, then lived with an aunt and uncle in Tigard, Oregon, during her teen years. She graduated from Portland's Lewis and Clark College in 1983 with a double major in English and Political Science and moved to the Twin Cities shortly after. She attended Hamline University where she studied with Carol Bly and received a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on Literature and Ethics in 1989. She resided in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area until 2009 and moved back to Oregon in August 2009 and now lives in Portland.
In recent years, Lake has become a mentor and coach to many young and aspiring writers, especially through her work at The Loft Literary Center and in her work as an organizer or program director of literary conferences, particularly for the Golden Crown Literary Society, where she was most recently the Chair of the Board and the Director of Organization & Recordkeeping.
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6. Amazon Author Profile Amazon Profiles. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.
7. Regal Crest Authors Regal Crest Authors. Retrieved on 2011-11-06