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LAWRENCE SCHIMEL (New York, 1971) is a full-time author, writing in both Spanish and English, who has published over one hundred books in a wide range of genres. He is also a prolific literary translator. His short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in numerous publications. He has won the Lambda Literary Award (twice), the Spectrum Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, the Siegessäule Book of the Year Award, and the Rhysling Award for poetry, among many other awards, honors, and distinctions. He served two terms as co-chair of the Publishing Triangle, the U.S. Association of lesbians and gay men in publishing, responsible for National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, BookAIDS, an annual awards series, and numerous other programs and events. For five years, he served as the Spain Regional Advisor of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and illustrators.