Author · born 1948
Jewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez is an American writer (born 1948). Born in Boston.
Our catalogue lists 4 books by Jewelle Gomez, mostly sapphic fiction, queer fantasy and queer science fiction. They span 1991 to 1998. The most-read is The Gilda Stories (1991).
Books by Jewelle Gomez
The Gilda Stories
Jewelle Gomez, Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Don't Explain
Jewelle Gomez
Swords of the Rainbow
Eric Garber, Jewelle Gomez
Forty-three Septembers
Jewelle Gomez
Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1996 — Lesbian Poetry, Oral Tradition (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1994 — Lesbian Memoir or Biography, Forty-Three Septembers (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1992 — Lesbian Fiction, The Gilda Stories (winner)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards — Overall (winner)
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 2020 — Lifetime Achievement (winner)
Biography
Jewelle Gomez is a writer and activist and author of the double Lambda Award-winning novel, THE GILDA STORIES from Firebrand Books. Her work centers on women's experiences, particularly those of LGBTQ women of color. https://www.jewellegomez.com/bio.html