Jean M. Redmann Explained

Jean M. Redmann
Pseudonym:	J. M. Redmann
Occupation:	Novelist, activist
Period:	20th century
Genre:	Mystery
Subject:	Lesbian fiction
Movement:	LGBT literature
Birth Date:	9 June 1955
Birth Place:	Mississippi, U.S.

Jean M. Redmann (born June 9, 1955 in Mississippi), known professionally as J. M. Redmann and R. Jean Reid, is an American novelist best known for her Micky Knight mystery series, which has won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery three times and been a finalist four times.

Redmann's novels contain similar themes regarding "the protagonist's troubled childhood and how it affects her adult life, discrimination based on sexual orientation and alcoholism. Her novels follow the tradition of hardboiled fiction."^[1]

She "is a gay rights activist and works as the director of prevention at NO/AIDS Task Force."^[1]

Awards

Awards for Redmann's writing!Year!Work!Award!Result!Ref.

1993	Deaths of Jocasta	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[2]
1996		Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[3]
2000	Lost Daughters	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[4]
2010	Death of a Dying Man	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[5]
2011	Water Mark	Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller		^[6]
		Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery
		Rainbow Award for LGBT Mystery
2012	Night Shadows: Queer Horror	Shirley Jackson Award for Edited Anthology		^[7]
		Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror		^[8]
2013	Ill Will	Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[9]
2018		Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery		^[10]
2024	Transitory	Joseph Hansen Award		^[11] ^[12]

Publications

Micky Knight series

1. Death by the Riverside (1990)
2. Deaths of Jocasta (1992)
3. The Intersection of Law and Desire (1995)
4. Lost Daughters (1999)
5. Death of a Dying Man (2009)
6. Water Mark (2010)
7. Ill Will (2012)
8. The Shoal of Time (2013)
9. The Girl on the Edge of Summer (2017)
10. Not Dead Enough (2019)
11. Transitory (2023)

Nell McGraw series (as R. Jean Reid)

1. Roots of Murder (2016)
2. Perdition (2017)

Anthology contributions

• The Milk of Human Kindness, edited by Lori L. Lake (2004)
• Women of Mystery: An Anthology, edited by Katherine V. Forrest (2006)
• Women in Uniform: Medics and Soldiers and Cops, Oh My!, edited by Pat Cronin (2010)
• Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam, edited by Narrelle M. Harris (2015)
• The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology, edited by Narrelle M. Harris (2021)

Anthologies edited

• Women of the Mean Streets, with Greg Herren (2011)
• Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir, with Greg Herren (2011)
• Night Shadows: Queer Horror, with Greg Herren (2012)

External links

• Jean M. Redmann

Notes and References

1. Web site: J.M. Redmann. 2022-01-17. Goodreads. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213210933/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/96469.J_M_Redmann. live.
2. Web site: 1993-07-14 . 5th Annual Lambda Literary Awards . 2023-01-26 . . en . January 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122021111/https://lambdaliterary.org/1993/07/lambda-literary-awards-1992/ . live .
3. Web site: 2012-03-04 . 8th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Lambda Literary . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304081005/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/winners-finalists/07/14/lambda-literary-awards-1995/ . 2012-03-04 . 2022-01-18.
4. Web site: Antonio . Gonzalez Cerna . 2000-07-15 . 12th Annual Lambda Literary Awards . 2022-01-18 . Lambda Literary . en . February 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205005720/https://lambdaliterary.org/2000/07/lambda-literary-awards-1999/ . live .
5. Web site: Valenzuela . Tony . 2010-05-10 . 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards . 2022-01-17 . . en . August 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809233141/https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2010/05/2010-awards-finalists-winners/ . live .
6. Web site: Award Winners of 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182435/https://www.goldencrown.org/page/2011Winners . 2022-01-18 . 2022-01-17 . Golden Crown Literary Society.
7. Web site: 2012 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners . 2022-01-17 . The Shirley Jackson Awards . September 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929124950/https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2012-shirley-jackson-awards-winners/ . live .
8. Web site: 2013-06-04 . 25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced! . 2022-01-17 . Lambda Literary . en . January 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108192318/https://lambdaliterary.org/2013/06/25th-annual-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced/ . live .
9. Web site: Yates . Ryan . 2013-06-04 . 2013 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced . 2022-01-17 . . en-US . January 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112001728/https://www.autostraddle.com/2013-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced-179194/ . live .
10. Web site: Boureau . Ella . 2018-03-06 . 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced . 2022-01-17 . . en . March 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319061534/https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2018/03/lambda-literary-award-finalists/ . live .
11. Web site: Albanese . Andrew . 2024-04-18 . Helen Elaine Lee, Joseph Plaster Among 2024 Publishing Triangle Award Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515222113/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/94849-helen-elaine-lee-joseph-plaster-among-2024-publishing-triangle-award-winners.html . 2024-05-15 . 2024-05-20 . . en.
12. Web site: 2024-04-18 . Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508012448/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4708#m63518 . 2024-05-08 . 2024-05-20 . Shelf Awareness.