Carol Guess
| Carol Guess | |
|---|---|
 Photograph taken in 2006 by Elizabeth J. Colen | |
| Born |
3 January 1968 Bethesda, Maryland |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
Carol Guess (born January 3, 1968) is an American novelist and poet.[1] Her family moved frequently during her childhood. Her father, Harry Guess, was an epidemiologist. Her mother, Gerry Guess, is a homemaker and teacher. Guess attended Columbia University, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English from Indiana University.[1] Currently Professor of English at Western Washington University,[2] she lives in Washington State. She is openly lesbian.[2] Her books Homeschooling, Femme's Dictionary, and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's Stonewall Book Award in 1999.[3] In 2014 she was awarded the Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement by the Philolexian Society of Columbia University.
Selected publications
- How to Feel Confident with Your Special Talents (co-written with Daniela Olszewska, Black Lawrence Press, 2014)
- X Marks The Dress: A Registry (Gold Wake Press, 2013)
- F IN (Noctuary Press, 2013)
- Index Of Placebo Effects (Matter Press, 2012)
- Doll Studies: Forensics (Black Lawrence Press, 2012)
- Darling Endangered (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2011)
- My Father In Water (Shearsman Books, 2011)
- Homeschooling (PS Publishing, 2010)
- Love Is A Map I Must Not Set On Fire (VRZHU Press, 2009)
- Tinderbox Lawn (Rose Metal Press, 2008)
- Femme's Dictionary (Calyx Books, 2004)
- Gaslight (Odd Girls Press, 2001)
- Switch (Calyx Books, 1998)
- Seeing Dell (Cleis Press, 1996)
References
- 1 2 Bloch, Julia (1 December 2004), "Educated Guess", Curve, retrieved 19 January 2009
- 1 2 Mickelson, Jory M. (2008), "Carol Guess: The Write Stuff", The Western Front (newspaper), retrieved 22 January 2009
- ↑ "Stonewall Book Awards", American Library Association website, retrieved 22 January 2009
External links
- Author's blog
- Video of reading at wikiHow headquarters, July 2014
- Review of Tinderbox Lawn
- Review of Doll Studies: Forensics
- Review of Doll Studies: Forensics
- Review of Darling Endangered
- Review of F IN
- Review of X Marks The Dress: A Registry