Selby Wynn Schwartz is an American author.[1][2]
Selby Wynn Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Bodies of Others; After Sappho |
| Notable awards | Rome Prize (2024) |
She has worked as a dance scholar at Stanford University, focusing on female and transgender performance. [3]
Her book The Bodies of Others: Drag Dances and Their Afterlives was a finalist for a 2020 Lambda Literary Award.[4]
Her historical fiction novel After Sappho was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.[5]
In 2024 Schwartz was awarded the Rome Prize in Literature at the American Academy in Rome.[6]
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Starkman, Ruth. "Interview: PWR Lecturers Selby Schwartz and Maxe Crandall on their Gender Scholarship". teachingwriting.stanford.edu. stanford.edu. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ Feng, Rhoda (26 January 2023). "'After Sappho' brings women in history to life to claim their stories". NPR. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ Nietzel, Michael T. "American Academy in Rome Announces Winners of the 2024-25 Rome Prize". forbes.com. Forbes.
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