Merry Shannon
Encyclopedia
Merry Shannon is an American author. She writes lesbian romance/adventure novels and short stories published by Bold Strokes Books
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, and grew up in Texas and Colorado. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
in 2001, and went on to a career in social work. She is presently a full-time social worker who writes novels in her spare time. Her first novel, Sword of the Guardian - A Legend of Ithyria was published in 2006 by Bold Strokes Books
)
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Shannon lives in Aurora
, Colorado
with her partner.
awards for Debut Author and Speculative Fiction, and the 2008 Lesbian Fiction Readers' Choice Award for Favorite Adventure book. Her second novel, Branded Ann, was also a 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year finalist.
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books is a United States publisher headquartered in Johnsonville, New York that specializes in lesbian-themed fiction, covering a variety of genres including action/adventure, erotica, mystery, romance and science fiction/horror, as well as general fiction...
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Life
Shannon was born in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, and grew up in Texas and Colorado. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a campus of the University of Colorado system, the state university system of Colorado....
in 2001, and went on to a career in social work. She is presently a full-time social worker who writes novels in her spare time. Her first novel, Sword of the Guardian - A Legend of Ithyria was published in 2006 by Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books is a United States publisher headquartered in Johnsonville, New York that specializes in lesbian-themed fiction, covering a variety of genres including action/adventure, erotica, mystery, romance and science fiction/horror, as well as general fiction...
)
.
Shannon lives in Aurora
Aurora, Colorado
City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
with her partner.
Awards
Shannon has received two Golden Crown Literary SocietyGolden Crown Literary Society
The Golden Crown Literary Society is a 501 organization established in February 2004 as a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers, distributors, authors, and readers of lesbian fiction...
awards for Debut Author and Speculative Fiction, and the 2008 Lesbian Fiction Readers' Choice Award for Favorite Adventure book. Her second novel, Branded Ann, was also a 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year finalist.
Novels
- Sword of the Guardian - A Legend of Ithyria, 2006 (Golden Crown Literary SocietyGolden Crown Literary SocietyThe Golden Crown Literary Society is a 501 organization established in February 2004 as a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers, distributors, authors, and readers of lesbian fiction...
Award Winner, 2007) - Branded Ann, 2008 (ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Finalist, 2008)
Short Stories
- "Rebellious Heart", published in the 2008 anthology Romantic Interludes 1: Discovery
- "The Whisper", published in the 2009 anthology Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets