Lee Lynch (author)

Lee Lynch (born 1945) is an American author on lesbian themes.

Career

Born in Manhattan, Lynch started writing lesbian fiction and non-fiction in the 1960s when she was a frequent contributor to The Ladder, the only lesbian publication at the time.[1] Since then she has published novels and essays, her stories have appeared in a number of anthologies, and she has written reviews and feature articles for The Lambda Book Report and many other publications. Lynch's syndicated column, "The Amazon Trail," has been running in papers across the country since 1986.

Many younger lesbian writers such as Karin Kallmaker [2] and Rachel Spangler [3] have cited her influence, especially regarding the importance of authenticity in lesbian literature. Her adept way of characterizing butch and femme characters in her writing set the standard for many novelists writing since the 1970s.

In 2009, Lynch moved from the Oregon Coast to Florida where she earned a living as a researcher. She has since retired and returned to Oregon in 2013, enabling her to work full-time on writing pursuits.

Awards and honors

In 2006, she was inducted into the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival's Hall of Fame in New Orleans, and her novel Sweet Creek was a finalist for a Golden Crown Literary Society Award and was named one of the top ten fiction books of the year by the Q Syndicate. In 2009 Lynch was awarded the Golden Crown Literary Society Trail Blazer award for lifetime achievement, in recognition of the contributions she has made to the field of lesbian literature. In addition, her novel Beggar of Love won the 2010 Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award. Amusingly enough, she also won the James Duggins Mid-Career Prize in 2010, after more than forty-five years of writing.

In 2012, the Golden Crown Literary Society issued a new award for classic fiction and named it The Lee Lynch Classics Award. The inaugural book awarded with the very first trophy was Lynch's 1985 tour de force, The Swashbuckler.

Writing career

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Gallo, Marcia. Different Daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Birth of the Lesbian Rights Movement, Carroll & Graf, 2006.
  2. ↑ Karin Kallmaker (2008-02-25). "Kallmaker, Karin. Lee Lynch, Jane Rule: Mothers of Us All". Kallmaker.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ↑ Rachel Spangler (2009-08-07). "Spangler, Rachel. GCLS Day Three (Part 2) « Wonder Boi Writes". Rachelspangler.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  4. ↑ Advocate.com Editors (2015-07-28). "Historic Night at Golden Crown Literary Awards". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Lee Lynch and Noel Alumit recipients of James Duggins Mid-Career Author Award". Lambda Literary Foundation, April 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Yahoo Groups". Groups.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

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