Craig Laurance Gidney

American writer

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

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

• 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

1. "Summary Bibliography: Craig Laurance Gidney". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
2. "The Wrong Kind of Gay". July 14, 2019.
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. 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. Cardamone, Tom (February 10, 2015). "Author Craig Gidney on Illuminating Race and Diversity in..." Lambda Literary. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
6. "Review of Sea, Swallow Me & Other Stories". Publishers Weekly. November 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021.
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. 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. 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. "Review of A Spectral Hue". Publishers Weekly.