American poet and fiction writer (born 1968)
Carol Guess (born January 3, 1968)[citation needed] is an American poet and fiction writer.[1]
Guess attendedColumbia University, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English fromIndiana University.[1] Currently[when?] Professor of English atWestern Washington University,[2] she lives inBellingham, Washington.[citation needed] Guess is alesbian.[2] Her booksHomeschooling,Femme's Dictionary, andGaslight were nominated forLambda Literary Awards.Switch was a finalist for theAmerican Library Association'sStonewall Book Award in 1999.[3] In 2014 she was awarded the Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement by the Philolexian Society of Columbia University.[4]
Selected publications
[edit]- Infodemic, Black Lawrence Press, 2024.
- Sleep Tight Satellite, Tupelo Press, October 2023.
- Book of Non (co-written with Rochelle Hurt), Broadstone Books, July 2023.
- Girl Zoo (co-written with Aimee Parkison), FC2, 2019.
- True Ash (co-written with Elizabeth J. Colen), Black Lawrence Press, August 2018.
- Instructions for Staging (co-written with Kristina Marie Darling), Broadstone Books, 2017.
- Human-Ghost Hybrid Project (co-written with Daniela Olszewska), Black Lawrence Press, 2017.
- The Reckless Remainder (co-written with Kelly Magee), Noctuary Press, 2016.
- Your Sick (co-written with Elizabeth J. Colen and Kelly Magee), Jellyfish Highway Press, 2016.
- With Animal (co-written with Kelly Magee), Black Lawrence Press, 2015.
- How to Feel Confident with Your Special Talents (co-written with Daniela Olszewska), Black Lawrence Press, 2014.
- X Marks The Dress: A Registry (co-written with Kristina Marie Darling), Gold Wake Press, 2013.
- F IN (Noctuary Press, 2013)
- Index Of Placebo Effects (Matter Press, 2012)
- Doll Studies: Forensics (Black Lawrence Press, 2012)
- Darling Endangered (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2011)
- My Father In Water (Shearsman Books, 2011)
- Homeschooling (PS Publishing, 2010)
- Love Is A Map I Must Not Set On Fire (VRZHU Press, 2009)
- Tinderbox Lawn (Rose Metal Press, 2008)
- Femme's Dictionary (Calyx Books, 2004)
- Gaslight (Odd Girls Press, 2001)
- Switch (Calyx Books, 1998)
- Seeing Dell (Cleis Press, 1996)
- ^abBloch, Julia (1 December 2004),"Educated Guess",Curve, retrieved19 January 2009
- ^abMickelson, Jory M. (2008),"Carol Guess: The Write Stuff",The Western Front, archived fromthe original on 2 May 2009, retrieved22 January 2009
- ^"Stonewall Book Awards",American Library Association Website, archived fromthe original on 16 March 2009, retrieved22 January 2009
- ^"Notes on Contributors".Tampa Review. Retrieved10 March 2020.
