Shawn Stewart Ruff (born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor,[1] who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008 for his debut novel Finlater.[2] He has since published the novels Toss and Whirl and Pass (2010)[3] and GJS II (2016),[4] and the novella One/10th (2013).
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| Born | July 19, 1959 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable works | Finlater |
| Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction, 2008 |
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He was previously editor of the anthology Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996),[5] which was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Anthologies at the 9th Lambda Literary Awards in 1997.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied English literature at the University of Cincinnati. He is currently based in New York City.[6]
He is also an established beauty, fashion and lifestyle copywriter, having worked for such iconic brands as Chanel, Estee Lauder and Bergdorf Goodman.[citation needed]
Works
editNovels
edit- Finlater (Quote Editions, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9819420-1-8
- Toss and Whirl and Pass (Quote Editions, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9819420-5-6
- ONE/10TH (Quote Editions, 2013) ISBN 978-0-9819420-4-9
- GJS II (Quote Editions, 2016) ISBN 978-0-9819420-6-3
Anthologies
edit- Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (Henry Holt, Owl Books, 1996) ISBN 978-0805044379
References
edit- ^ Bond, Barbara, "Loading the canon". Lambda Book Report, Vol. 5 Issue 5 (November 1996), p. 10.
- ^ "Finlater". American Library Association GLBT Reviews, November 12, 2009.
- ^ "Shawn Stewart Ruff's second novel Toss and Whirl and Pass award-worthy" Xtra!, November 3, 2010.
- ^ "‘GJS II’ By Shawn Stewart Ruff". Out Smart, March 2, 2016.
- ^ Barnett, Pamela E., "Go the Way Your Blood Beats". Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 17 Issue 2 (Summer 1997), p301.
- ^ "Boys in love". Bay Area Reporter, November 20, 2008.