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Lawrence Schimel [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Madrid
Spain
ES
Email: 
amidsummernightspress@gmail.com
Bio: 

I'm a full-time author (in both Spanish and English), anthologist, and literary translator (into both Spanish and English) working in poetry, fiction, essays, graphic novels, and children's books. I also run the independent poetry press A Midsummer Night's Press. My writing has been translated into over 50 languages, including Icelandic, Maltese, Farsi, Kurdish, Basque, Luxembourgish, Changana, Romansch, and Japanese. I've given lectures, talks, or workshops at many conferences, such as Bread Loaf or the Melbourne Writers Festival, and at universities such as Princeton, Yale, Amherst, Duke, Wayne State, Rutgers, University of Cádiz, etc.

Authors I've translated into English include Carmen Boullosa, Juan Villoro, Elsa Cross, Trifonia Melibea Obono, David Aguilar, Johanny Vázquez Paz, Luis Armenta Malpica, Jeannette L. Clariond, Jordi Doce, Care Santos, etc.

Into Spanish I've translated Danez Smith's DON'T CALL US DEAD, Maggie Nelson's BLUETS & THE ART OF CRUELTY, Koleka Putuma's COLLECTIVE AMNESIA (with Arrate Hidalgo), George Takei's THEY CALLED US ENEMY, etc.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
Spanish
Twitter/X: 
lawrenceschimel
Born in: 
New York
Website: 
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/me… [2]
Prizes won: 

FIRST PERSON QUEER won a Lambda Literary Award for Best Anthology and a Gold Medal in the Gay Books category of Independent Publisher Book Award. PoMoSEXUALS: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY won a Lambda Literary Award. THE FUTURE IS QUEER won a Spectrum Award. IGUAL QUE ELLOS/JUST LIKE THEM was chosen by International Board of Books for Young People for Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2013. ¿LEES UN LIBRO CONMIGO? was chosen by International Board of Books for Young People for Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2007. NO HAY NADA COMO EL ORIGINAL was chosen by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany for the White Ravens 2005. Rhysling Award for Poetry in 2002.

Identifies as: 
Jewish
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
LGBTQ

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Links
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