Camarin Grae is the pen name of Marian Grace (born 1941),Sandra Pollack and Denise D. Knight, ''Contemporary Lesbian Writers of the United States: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook''.

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-themed science fiction.Emmanuel S. Nelson, ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States''.

, 2009. . p. 266-267. She has been a three-time

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nominee: ''The Secret in the Bird'' was a

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nominee at the 1st Lambda Literary Awards in 1989, ''Slick'' was a nominee for Lesbian Mystery at the 3rd Lambda Literary Awards in 1991, and ''Stranded'' was nominated for Lesbian Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror at the 4th Lambda Literary Awards in 1992. Originally from

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,John C. Hawley, ''LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1''.

, 2008. . p. 495. Grace was educated in clinical psychology. She used the pen name, an anagram of her real name, to keep her writing separate from her professional career as a psychologist.

Works

*''The Winged Dancer'' (1983, ) *''Soul Snatcher'' (1985, ) *''Paz'' (1986, ) *''The Secret in the Bird'' (1988, ) *''Edgewise'' (1989, ) *''Slick'' (1990, ) *''Stranded'' (1991, ) *''Wednesday Nights'' (1994, )

References

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