Keith Hartman
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Keith Hartman (born 1966) is an American writer of speculative fiction and a self-described "struggling film-maker".[1] He has also written non-fiction books on gay and lesbian issues. He has been nominated a number of times for the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards and Lambda Literary Award for LGBT literature.
Biography[]
Hartman was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from Princeton University, then went on to study at the London School of Economics, then started a PhD in Finance at Duke University. Sometime around his third year of the finance program, he decided to change careers and become a writer.[2]
You Should Meet My Son!, Hartman's first feature film, appeared at LGBT film festivals in 2011 and is slated for DVD release later in the year.[3]
Works[]
Fiction[]
- The Gumshoe, The Witch, & The Virtual Corpse (1999)
- Gumshoe Gorilla - sequel. (2002)
- The Buried Sky (2011)
Non-fiction[]
- Congregations In Conflict - an examination of churches split over the issue of homosexuality.[4]
Reception[]
F&SF reviewer Charles de Lint reported that "The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse is, like its title, a somewhat busy book, but there's enough payoff in characterization, story and ideas to make the trip through its pages a real pleasure."
Awards[]
The Gumshoe, The Witch, & The Virtual Corpse[]
- Chosen as one of the eight best mysteries of 1999 by The Drood Review of Mysteries.
- Winner of Two Gaylactic Spectrum Awards ("Best Novel" and "People's Choice")[5]
- Nominated for two Lambda Awards ("Best Science Fiction / Fantasy Book" and "Best Men's Mystery".)[6]
Gumshoe Gorilla[]
- Nominated for a Lambda Award ("Best Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror Book".)[7]
Congregations In Conflict[]
- 1996 Lambda Award Nominee[6]
- Number 2 on The Advocate's Bestseller List.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Keith Hartman - Author and Filmmaker". Keith-hartman.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "You Should Meet My Son! official site". Youshouldmeetmyson.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived February 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gaylactic Spectrum Awards - 2000 Information". Spectrumawards.org. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b [3] Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [4] Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Keith Hartman at IMDb
- Keith Hartman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Keith Hartman at Library of Congress Authorities, with 2 catalog records
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- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American science fiction writers
- Gay writers
- LGBT directors
- LGBT writers from the United States
- 1966 births
- Living people
- LGBT novelists
- 21st-century American male writers