Author · 1949–2024
Mary Wings
Mary Wings (1949–2024) was an American comic writer. Born in Chicago.
Our catalogue lists 5 books by Mary Wings, mostly sapphic fiction. They span 1986 to 1999. The most-read is She Came by the Book (1995).
Books by Mary Wings
She Came by the Book
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She Came Too Late
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Divine Victim
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She came to the Castro
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She Came in Drag
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Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2000 — Lesbian Mystery, She Came in Drag (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1994 — Lesbian Mystery, Divine Victim (winner)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1993 — Overall (winner)
Biography
Mary Wings (b. 1949) is a San Francisco-based writer, artist, and musician. She is known for authoring the world's first lesbian underground comic book, Come Out Comix , and for her Emma Victor series of mystery novels. Her Gothic novel Divine Victim earned her the 1993 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery. Before becoming a famous author, Wings studied at Shimer College and later also at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. (from Shimer College Wiki )