Jeanne Thornton Explained

Jeanne Thornton (born 1983)[1] is an American writer and copublisher of Instar Books and Rocksalt Magazine. She has received the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers.[2] Anthologies to which she has contributed to have won a Lambda Literary Award[3] and a Barbara Gittings Literature Award.[4] Works she has written and edited have been finalists for Lambda Literary Awards for Debut Fiction, Transgender Fiction,[2] and Graphic Novel.[5] Her 2021 novel Summer Fun is a one-sided epistolary novel consisting of letters from a transgender woman in New Mexico to a fictional musician based on Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys;[6] [7] it won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction.

Biography

Thornton is a transgender woman.[8] [9] She lived in Austin, Texas from 2011 to 2014.[10]

Awards

Awards Received!Year!Award!Work!Thornton's role!Result!Ref.
2022Summer FunAuthorWinner[11]
2018Barbara Gittings Literature AwardMeanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender WritersContributorWinner[12]
Lambda Literary Award for AnthologyFinalist
2019We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics AnthologyEditorFinalist
2018Transcendent 2: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction 2016ContributorWinner
2018Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction The Black Emerald AuthorFinalist
2018Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers SelfWinner
2012Lambda Literary Award for Debut FictionThe Dream of Doctor BantamAuthorFinalist

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References

  1. Web site: Young. Royal. 2012-10-12. Jeanne Thornton's Cult Heroine. 2021-12-22. Interview Magazine. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-05-07. Jeanne Thornton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Named Winners of the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers. 2021-12-22. Lambda Literary. en.
  3. Web site: Transcendent 2. 2021-12-22. Lethe Press. en.
  4. Web site: Boureau. Ella. 2018-03-06. 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced. 2021-12-22. Lambda Literary. en.
  5. Web site: Previous Winners. 2021-12-22. Lambda Literary. en.
  6. News: Manning . Corinne . The Sound of America: Jeanne Thornton's Summer Fun . 2 July 2022 . . July 2021.
  7. News: Rudolph . Christopher . The Psychedelic "Summer Fun" Book About Trans Life in a Tiny Desert Town . 2 July 2022 . . 30 July 2021.
  8. Web site: glambourine. 2012-12-17. I am Jeanne Thornton, a transgendered author living in Austin, Texas. I just published a novel with O/R Books about a youthful lesbian relationship doomed by what's essentially the Church of Scientology. I also draw comics. AMA.. 2021-12-22. Reddit - Ask Me Anything.
  9. Web site: 2012-11-07. The Rumpus Interview with Jeanne Thornton. 2021-12-22. The Rumpus.net. en.
  10. Web site: Spencer . Ryan . Retelling an American Legend: Jeanne Thornton Interviewed by Ryan Spencer . BOMB . 2 July 2022. 27 July 2021.
  11. Web site: Schaub . Michael . Lambda Literary Award Winners Are Revealed . Kirkus Reviews . 2 July 2022. 13 June 2022.
  12. Web site: October 25, 2018. Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers Awards & Grants. 2021-12-22. American Library Association.

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