• Source: Craig Laurance Gidney

Craig L. Gidney is an American speculative fiction novelist and short story writer. He is openly gay.
His works are known for mixing genres, containing elements of horror, fantasy, folklore, and magical realism. The collection Sea, Swallow Me features short stories in diverse settings and sub-genres, including queer historical fiction as well as speculative fiction. Gidney counts Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison among his influences. His work often incorporates research on the queer history of the Harlem Renaissance.




Works


Sea, Swallow Me & Other Stories (Lethe Press, 2008)
Skin Deep Magic (Rebel Satori Press, 2014)
Bereft (Tiny Satchel Press, 2013)
The Nectar of Nightmares (Strange Alphabets Press, 2018)
A Spectral Hue (Word Horde, 2019)




Awards and nominations


Susan C. Petrey Scholarship, Clarion West Writers Workshop (1996)
Gaylactic Spectrum Finalist for “A Bird of Ice”, 2008
Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Sea, Swallow Me & Other Stories, 2008
Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Skin Deep Magic, 2014
Bronze Moonbeam Medal for Bereft, 2014
Silver Independent Publisher Book Awards for Bereft, 2014




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Craig Laurance Gidney
• Gidney
• Magenta
• Lambda Literary Award for Speculative Fiction
• 27th Lambda Literary Awards
• 21st Lambda Literary Awards
• The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction
• 32nd Lambda Literary Awards
• Vellum (novel)
• John R. Gordon