About Us
Georgia Beers
Georgia Beers just wants “to become the best writer I can be.” She already has a Golden Crown Literary Society Award and Lambda Literary Award to her name, and is one of the best-selling authors of lesbian romance. But from the start she | More →
Bett Norris
Bett Norris, born and raised in Alabama a few short miles from the place where Harper Lee did the same, followed in the footsteps of her idol and inspiration by attending the University of Alabama, somehow managing to graduate with a degree | More →
Lisa Gitlin
Lisa Gitlin grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was a newspaperman and she always knew she wanted to be a writer. More →
Michele Karlsberg, Marketing and Management
2010 marks Michele Karlsberg’s twenty first year as a publicist for the LGBT publishing community, working with authors, organizations and film/theater professionals. More →
Caroline Curtis
Caroline Curtis freelances for Bywater Books, working with Kelly on all stages of book production — from copy-editing to typesetting (a skill taught her by Kelly). She also writes News from Bywater Books, our monthly newsletter. More →
Marcia Finical
Marcia Finical was born and raised in Seattle and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her dog and two cats. She thanks Anita Bryant for pushing her out of the closet 30 years ago. Marcia is currently working on her new novel, which has | More →
Stella Duffy
Stella Duffy was born in London, grew up in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and has lived back in London since 1986. She is married to the writer Shelley Silas. More →
Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Bywater Books, roles that mark the culmination of many years in the book business. More →
Mari SanGiovanni
Mari SanGiovanni lives in Rhode Island not very far from her perfect Italian family. Her first novel, Greetings from Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer, was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award More →
Joan Opyr
Joan Opyr is a writer and editor living in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho Code is her first novel. More →
Marianne K. Martin
Marianne K. Martin is one of the best-selling lesbian romance authors in the country and her books have gained a wide international readership. Her highly successful novels include the Lambda Literary Award finalists Under the Witness Tree, | More →
Elana Dykewomon
Elana Dykewomon is an activist, an author, and a teacher and has a fiercely dedicated readership who have been eagerly awaiting her next novel for a dozen years. More →
Z Egloff
Z Egloff was born in California, raised in the Midwest, and schooled (academically and otherwise) in Amherst, Massachusetts, and on Cape Cod. More →
Cynn Chadwick
Cynn Chadwick was born and raised in New Jersey but has lived in the South for over twenty years. Her third novel in the Cat Rising trilogy, Babies, Bikes, and Broads, was published in October 2009 by Bywater Books. Earning both an MA in literature | More →
Lindy Cameron
Lindy Cameron lives on Victoria’s beautiful Mornington Peninsula outside Melbourne, Australia. An avid golfer, she is determined to play every one of the three hundred and seventy-six courses in the State at least once. More →
Jill Malone
Jill Malone is, surprizingly, an accountant. Let’s face it: no one expects accountants to be able to write. Let alone write a book described as “terrific” (Jess Walter), “wonderfully impressive” (Sarah Waters), More →
Katherine V. Forrest
Katherine V. Forrest thinks that there’s something about a 40th birthday that focuses the mind. At least, that’s how it worked for her. She’d always wanted to write a book. So at 40, spurred on by her partner, she did. More →
Cherry Cappel, Web Admin
Cherry quit her 9-5 job in 1995 because she suspected there might be a living in building web sites. She was right; it’s kept her busy enough that she hasn’t had a chance to make one of her own More →
Val McDermid
Val McDermid grew up in a Scottish mining community and read English at Oxford. She was a journalist for 16 years before turning to writing full-time. Her bestselling novels have been translated into over 30 languages. More →
