Selby Wynn Schwartz is an American author.[1][2]

Her book The Bodies of Others: Drag Dances and Their Afterlives was a finalist for a 2020 Lambda Literary Award.[3]

Her book After Sappho was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.[4]

In 2024 Schwartz was awarded the Rome Prize in Literature at the American Academy in Rome.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Hillary (2023-01-25). "A novelist makes a beautiful hash out of feminist histories. But something's missing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein (2023-01-24). "A New History of Modernism: Lesbian, Feminist, Fragmented". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  4. ^ Feng, Rhoda (26 January 2023). "'After Sappho' brings women in history to life to claim their stories". NPR. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  5. ^ Nietzel, Michael T. "American Academy in Rome Announces Winners of the 2024-25 Rome Prize". forbes.com. Forbes.