Carol Guess
Encyclopedia
Carol Guess is an American novelist and poet. Her family moved frequently during her childhood. Her father, Harry Guess, was a prominent 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. Currently Associate Professor of English at Western Washington University
, she lives in Washington State. She is openly
lesbian
. Her books Femme's Dictionary and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Award
s. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's
Stonewall Book Award
in 1999.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English from Indiana University. Currently Associate Professor of English at Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
, she lives in Washington State. She is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
. Her books Femme's Dictionary and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
s. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
Stonewall Book Award
Stonewall Book Award
Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association , the Stonewall Book Award is for LGBT books...
in 1999.
Selected publications
- 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, 1995)