Shawn Stewart Ruff (born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor,Bond, Barbara, "Loading the canon". Lambda Book Report, Vol. 5 Issue 5 (November 1996), p. 10. who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008 for his debut novel Finlater."Finlater". American Library Association GLBT Reviews, November 12, 2009. He has since published the novels Toss and Whirl and Pass (2010)"Shawn Stewart Ruff's second novel Toss and Whirl and Pass award-worthy" Xtra!, November 3, 2010. GJS II (2016),"‘GJS II’ By Shawn Stewart Ruff". Out Smart, March 2, 2016. Days Running (2025),Days Running 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),Barnett, Pamela E., "Go the Way Your Blood Beats". Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 17 Issue 2 (Summer 1997), p301. 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."Boys in love". Bay Area Reporter, November 20, 2008.
He is also an established beauty, fashion and lifestyle copywriter, having worked for brands as Chanel, Estee Lauder and Bergdorf Goodman.
Works
Novels Finlater (Quote Editions, 2008) Toss and Whirl and Pass (Quote Editions, 2010) ONE/10TH (Quote Editions, 2013) GJS II (Quote Editions, 2016) Days Running (DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e), 2025)
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)
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