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Craig Laurance Gidney

Craig Laurance Gidney

American writer

Craig L. Gidney is an American speculative fiction novelist and short story writer.[1] He is openly gay.[2]

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His works are known for mixing genres, containing elements of horror, fantasy, folklore, and magical realism.[3] The collection Sea, Swallow Me features short stories in diverse settings and sub-genres, including queer historical fiction as well as speculative fiction.[4] Gidney counts Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison among his influences. His work often incorporates research on the queer history of the Harlem Renaissance.[5]

Works

  • Sea, Swallow Me & Other Stories (Lethe Press, 2008)[6][7]
  • Skin Deep Magic (Rebel Satori Press, 2014)
  • Bereft (Tiny Satchel Press, 2013)[8][9]
  • The Nectar of Nightmares (Strange Alphabets Press, 2018)
  • A Spectral Hue (Word Horde, 2019)[10]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. [1]
    "Summary Bibliography: Craig Laurance Gidney". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "The Wrong Kind of Gay". July 14, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Heller, Jason (June 20, 2019). "This 'Spectral Hue' Has a Shimmering Life of Its Own". NPR.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Takács, Bogi (May 16, 2018). "QUILTBAG+ Speculative Classics: Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney". Tor.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Cardamone, Tom (February 10, 2015). "Author Craig Gidney on Illuminating Race and Diversity in..." Lambda Literary. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Review of Sea, Swallow Me & Other Stories". Publishers Weekly. November 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021.
  7. [7]
    Pillsworth, Anne M.; Emrys, Ruthanna (July 15, 2020). "An Ecstasy of Arrows: Craig Laurance Gidney's "Sea, Swallow Me"". Tor.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. [8]
    Pachelli, Nick (March 25, 2013). "16 Great Books to Read This Week". Advocate. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. [9]
    Harris, Lydia (June 25, 2013). "'Bereft' by Craig Laurance Gidney". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Review of A Spectral Hue". Publishers Weekly.
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