Rob Byrnes is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of six novels and several short stories and essays. He was inducted into the Saints & Sinners Hall of Fame in 2016 and is also active with The Publishing Triangle, serving as host of that organization’s monthly OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Reading Series. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus and The Other Side of Silence (TOSOS), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024 as New York City’s oldest LGBTQ+ theater company. He lives in Jersey City, NJ with his partner, Brady Allen.