Carol Guess
Carol Guess (born January 3, 1968) is an American poet and fiction writer.[1] Her work emphasizes compression, musicality, and experimental structure.
Carol Guess  | |
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![]() Photograph taken in 2006 by Elizabeth J. Colen  | |
| Born | 3 January 1968 Bethesda, Maryland  | 
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| Nationality | American | 
Biography
    
Guess attended Columbia University, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English from Indiana University.[1] Currently Professor of English at Western Washington University,[2] she lives in Seattle. Guess identifies as queer and was a member of the Lesbian Avengers in the 1990s.[2] Her books Homeschooling, Femme's Dictionary, and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's Stonewall Book Award in 1999.[3] In 2014 she was awarded the Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement by the Philolexian Society of Columbia University.[4]
Selected publications
    
- Girl Zoo (co-written with Aimee Parkison), FC2, 2019.
 - True Ash (co-written with Elizabeth J. Colen), Black Lawrence Press, August 2018.
 - Instructions for Staging (co-written with Kristina Marie Darling), Broadstone Books, 2017.
 - Human-Ghost Hybrid Project (co-written with Daniela Olszewska), Black Lawrence Press, 2017.
 - The Reckless Remainder (co-written with Kelly Magee), Noctuary Press, 2016.
 - Your Sick (co-written with Elizabeth J. Colen and Kelly Magee), Jellyfish Highway Press, 2016.
 - With Animal (co-written with Kelly Magee), Black Lawrence Press, 2015.
 - How to Feel Confident with Your Special Talents (co-written with Daniela Olszewska), Black Lawrence Press, 2014.
 - X Marks The Dress: A Registry (co-written with Kristina Marie Darling), Gold Wake Press, 2013.
 - F IN (Noctuary Press, 2013)
 - Index Of Placebo Effects (Matter Press, 2012)
 - Doll Studies: Forensics (Black Lawrence Press, 2012)
 - Darling Endangered (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2011)
 - My Father In Water (Shearsman Books, 2011)
 - Homeschooling (PS Publishing, 2010)
 - Love Is A Map I Must Not Set On Fire (VRZHU Press, 2009)
 - Tinderbox Lawn (Rose Metal Press, 2008)
 - Femme's Dictionary (Calyx Books, 2004)
 - Gaslight (Odd Girls Press, 2001)
 - Switch (Calyx Books, 1998)
 - Seeing Dell (Cleis Press, 1996)
 
References
    
- Bloch, Julia (1 December 2004), "Educated Guess", Curve, retrieved 19 January 2009
 - Mickelson, Jory M. (2008), "Carol Guess: The Write Stuff", The Western Front, archived from the original on 2 May 2009, retrieved 22 January 2009
 - "Stonewall Book Awards", American Library Association Website, archived from the original on 16 March 2009, retrieved 22 January 2009
 - "Notes on Contributors". Tampa Review. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
 
