| Shawn Stewart Ruff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1959-07-19) July 19, 1959 (age 65) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Notable works | Finlater |
| Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction, 2008 |
| Website | |
| shawnstewartruff | |
Shawn Stewart Ruff (born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor, who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008 for his debut novel Finlater. He has since published the novels Toss and Whirl and Pass (2010) GJS II (2016), Days Running (2025), and the novella One/10th (2013).
He was previously editor of the anthology Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996), which was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Anthologies at the 9th Lambda Literary Awards in 1997.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied English literature at the University of Cincinnati. He is currently based in New York City.
He is also an established beauty, fashion and lifestyle copywriter, having worked for such iconic brands as Chanel, Estee Lauder and Bergdorf Goodman.
Works
Novels
- Finlater (Quote Editions, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9819420-1-8
- Toss and Whirl and Pass (Quote Editions, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9819420-5-6
- ONE/10TH (Quote Editions, 2013) ISBN 978-0-9819420-4-9
- GJS II (Quote Editions, 2016) ISBN 978-0-9819420-6-3
- Days Running (DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e), 2025) ISBN 978-1-6359022-3-5
Anthologies
- Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (Henry Holt, Owl Books, 1996) ISBN 978-0805044379
References
- Bond, Barbara, "Loading the canon". Lambda Book Report, Vol. 5 Issue 5 (November 1996), p. 10.
- "Finlater". American Library Association GLBT Reviews, November 12, 2009.
- "Shawn Stewart Ruff's second novel Toss and Whirl and Pass award-worthy" Xtra!, November 3, 2010.
- "‘GJS II’ By Shawn Stewart Ruff". Out Smart, March 2, 2016.
- Days Running
- Barnett, Pamela E., "Go the Way Your Blood Beats". Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 17 Issue 2 (Summer 1997), p301.
- "Boys in love". Bay Area Reporter, November 20, 2008.
External links
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- African-American novelists
- American editors
- American gay writers
- African-American LGBTQ people
- Writers from Cincinnati
- Writers from New York City
- University of Cincinnati alumni
- Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction winners
- American LGBTQ novelists
- 21st-century American male writers
- Novelists from New York (state)
- Novelists from Ohio
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American writers
- African-American male writers