Marshall Thornton is an American writer of gay and lesbian mysteries best known for his Boystown series. He's won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery thrice and has been a finalist for the award six times. He's 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,[1] then lived in the Adirondack Mountains as a teenager.[2] He lived in Chicago for seven years before moving to Los Angeles, where he still lives.[2]

He received a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

Awards

Year Title Award Result Ref.
2012 Three Nick Nowak Mysteries Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [3]
2014 Murder Book Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [4]
2015 From the Ashes Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [5]
2016 Bloodlines Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner [6][7]
Femme Rainbow Award for Gay Romantic Comedy Second
2017 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist [8]
2018 Gifts Given Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [9]
Night Drop Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner [10][11]
2019 Heart’s Desire Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [12]
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Winner [13]
2020 Code Name: Liberty Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance Finalist [14][15]
Rewind Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery Finalist [14][15]

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

  1. ^ a b "Marshall Thornton". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "Marshall Thornton on Celebrating Boystown's Tenth Anniversary". Lambda Literary. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ Lee, Stephan (2012-03-20). "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists announced". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  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. ^ a b Yee, Katie (2020-03-10). "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  15. ^ a b Hart, Michelle (2020-03-10). "Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

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