Becky Cochrane grew up in the South, graduated from the University of Alabama, and now lives in Texas.... (more...)

Sally Bellerose is author of The Girls Club, Bywater Books, winner of the Bywater Prize, an IPPY, an... (more...)

Dennis Milam Bensie grew up in Robinson, Illinois where his interest in the arts began in high school... (more...)

David Bergman is the author or editor of over a dozen books including Gay American Autobiography, ... (more...)

Barrie Jean Borich is the author of Body Geographic, new in the American Lives Series of the University... (more...)

Nathan Burgoine lives in Ottawa, Canada with his husband, Daniel. His short fiction appears in Fool... (more...)

Rob Byrnes is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of six novels, including the recently-released Strange... (more...)

Dale Chase has written male erotica for sixteen years and, after nearly 200 published short stories,... (more...)

Bernard Cooper is the author of five books, most recently The Bill From My Father (Simon & Schuster),... (more...)

Wayne Courtois is author of the memoir A Report from Winter (www.reportfromwinter.com) and the novels... (more...)

Jameson Currier is the author of the novels Where the Rainbow Ends and The Wolf at the Door, and four... (more...)

Lewis DeSimone is the author of the novels Chemistry and The Heart’s History. His work has appeared... (more...)

Christopher DiRaddo has published four short stories in anthologies by Arsenal Pulp Press, including... (more...)

Jolie du Pre is a full-time published author, editor, article writer and blogger. Her horror/paranormal... (more...)

Peter Dubé is the author of four works of fiction: Hovering World; At the Bottom of the Sky, which was... (more...)

Elana Dykewomon has published seven award-winning books foregrounding lesbian heroism, including the... (more...)

Che Yeun earned her B.A. in History & Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, with... (more...)

Amie M. Evans has published over 55 short stories and essays as well as one novella. She is a creative-nonfiction... (more...)

Kenyon Farrow is an award-winning writer and activist living in New Orleans. His work often explores... (more...)

Michael Thomas Ford’s first book was a biography of pop princess Paula Abdul. It’s been downhill... (more...)

Guy Mark Foster has published fiction in such places as Shadows of Love: American Gay Fiction, Brother... (more...)

David Valdes Greenwood is a nonfiction author, playwright, and Huffington Post blogger. His three books... (more...)

Ellen Hart is the author of 26 crime novels in two different series. She is a five-time winner of the... (more...)

Recipient of the 2004 Ferro-Grumley and Violet Quill awards for his first novel, Through It Came Bright... (more...)

Greg Herren is an award winning author and editor who lives in New Orleans. He writes two mystery series... (more...)

Melanie Hoffert is the author of Prairie Silence: A Memoir (Beacon Press, 2013). She grew up on a farm... (more...)

William Holden has published more than sixty short stories. His first book, A Twist of Grimm (Lethe... (more...)

Andrew Holleran is a well-known journalist and frequent contributor to major gay publications. He was... (more...)

Martin Hyatt was born just outside of New Orleans. He is the recipient of an Edward F. Albee Writing... (more...)

Fay Jacobs is the publisher of A&M Books, a successor to the legendary Naiad Press. Her first book,... (more...)

Daniel M. Jaffe is author of Jewish Gentle and Other Stories of Gay-Jewish Living (Lethe Press, 2011);... (more...)

Michele Karlsberg brings a unique combination of skills to effectively carry out publicity/marketing... (more...)

Judith Katz is the author of two novels, The Escape Artist, recently re-issued by Bywater Books, and Running... (more...)

Thomas Keith, consulting editor for New Directions, has edited The Magic Tower & Other One-Act Plays,... (more...)

As part of the writing team Timothy James Beck, Timothy J. Lambert wrote five novels. He also co-wrote The... (more...)

Susan Larson is the vice president for literary programming for the Festival. She was the book editor... (more...)

Anne Laughlin’s stories have been published in a number of anthologies produced by Alyson Books,... (more...)

Sassafras Lowrey is an internationally award-winning author, artist, and educator. Sassafras is the... (more...)

Jill Malone won the 2010 Lambda for Lesbian Fiction with her second novel, A Field Guide to Deception.... (more...)

Jeff Mann has published three chapbooks, Bliss, Mountain Fireflies, and Flint Shards from Sussex; three... (more...)

Damon Ferrell Marbut was born in Mobile, Alabama. A Southern novelist and poet, Marbut’s “Awake... (more...)

Marianne K. Martin is the best-selling author of Legacy of Love, Love in the Balance, Never Ending, Dawn... (more...)

Val McDermid grew up in a mining community in Scotland when there were no lesbians. She graduated from... (more...)

Jen Michalski’s collection of novellas, Could You Be With Her Now was publishing in January (Dzanc),... (more...)

Michael Montlack is the author of the poetry book Cool Limbo and the editor of the essay anthology My... (more...)

Kay Murphy is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Orleans where she taught in the English Department,... (more...)

Frank Perez is a columnist for Ambush Magazine and the co-author of In Exile: The History and Lore... (more...)

Felice Picano is the author of 25 books of poetry, fiction, memoirs, non-fiction, and plays. His work... (more...)

David Pratt won a Lambda Literary Award for his debut novel, Bob the Book. His story collection, My Movie,... (more...)

Ruben Quesada is the author of Next Extinct Mammal (2011) and Luis Cernuda: Exiled from the Throne of... (more...)

J.R. Ramakrishnan is a writer and co-curator of programs at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans, where... (more...)

J.M. Redmann has written seven novels featuring New Orleans PI Michele ‘Micky’ Knight.  Her latest... (more...)

Charles Rice-González is a writer, LGBT activist and the co-founder and executive director of BAAD!... (more...)

Brad Richard’s books include Habitations; Motion Studies, winner of the 2010 Washington Prize and... (more...)

Jeffrey Ricker’s first novel, Detours, was published in 2011 by Bold Strokes Books, and his second... (more...)

Ride has published poetry and short stories in the mainstream (current publisher Leodegraunce Flash... (more...)

Jean Roberta teaches English in a university on the Canadian prairies, where she is legally married to... (more...)

Elizabeth Sanders received her B.A. from Fordham University and her M.F.A. in fiction from The New School.... (more...)

Mimi Schippers received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently... (more...)

Kelly Smith is the editor-in-chief of Bywater Books, roles that mark the culmination of many years in... (more...)

Ruth Sternglantz has spent over a quarter century studying stories, playing with words, and making books... (more...)

Ron J. Suresha‘s work centers on Queer Masculinities, and Bear and bisexual men’s subcultures.... (more...)

Shawn Syms has written about sexuality, politics and culture for 25 years. His work has appeared in... (more...)

  Carsen Taite’s goal is to spin tales with plot lines as interesting as the cases she encountered... (more...)

Justin Torres grew up in upstate New York. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, Granta, Tin... (more...)

William Sterling Walker’s collection of short stories, Desire: Tales of New Orleans, is a Lambda Literary... (more...)

Barry Webster is a classically-trained pianist, a fiction writer and translator. His recent novel The... (more...)

Jess Wells is the author of 13 volumes including three novels, five books of short stories, and anthologies... (more...)

Jerry L. Wheeler is the editor of the Lambda Literary Award finalist Tented: Gay Erotic Tales from Under... (more...)

Paul Willis has over 18 years of experience in non-profit management. He has a B.S. degree in Psychology... (more...)

Summer Wood is the author of the novels Raising Wrecker (Bloomsbury) and Arroyo (Chronicle Books),... (more...)

An Equality Forum LGBT Icon, Emanuel Xavier is a NYC based spoken word artist and activist. His new... (more...)