Marshall Thornton

Marshall Thornton is an American writer of gay and lesbian mysteries best known for his Boystown series. He has won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery three times, and has been a finalist for the award six times. He has also been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance twice, and placed second for the Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy in 2016.

Biography

Thornton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then lived in the Adirondack Mountains as a teenager. He lived in Chicago for seven years before moving to Los Angeles, where he lived for nearly three decades. He now lives in Northern Lower Michigan.

He received a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards

Year Title Award Result Ref.
2012 Three Nick Nowak Mysteries Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist
2014 Murder Book Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist
2015 From the Ashes Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist
2016 Bloodlines Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner
Femme Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy Second
2017 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist
2018 Gifts Given Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist
Night Drop Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner
2019 Heart’s Desire Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner
2020 Code Name: Liberty Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist
Rewind Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist

Publications

Boystown series

The following books are listed in story order, not publishing order:

The Perils of Praline series

Jan Birch Mysteries series

Femme series

A Pinx Video Mystery series

The Wyandot County Mysteries series

Dom Reilly Mysteries series

References

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  4. ↑ "Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced". Lambda Literary. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Karma (2015-06-04). "Lambda Literary Award 2015 Winners Announced". Alibris. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  6. ↑ Johns, Merryn (2016-07-05). "2016 LAMMYS A Huge Success". CURVE. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ↑ "28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. ↑ "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  9. ↑ Boureau, Ella (2018-03-06). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  10. ↑ Froemming-Carter, Rah (2018-06-05). "2018 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  11. ↑ "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  12. ↑ "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  13. ↑ "31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  14. 1 2 Yee, Katie (2020-03-10). "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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