S. Renée Bess | |
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 S. Renee Bess, wearing the Alice B Medal Awarded in 2019 | |
| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | writer, novelist, teacher, anthologist |
| Style | multi-ethnic representation, social themes, African-American culture, lesbianism, feminism, complex female characters, and family relationships |
| Movement | Social Justice and Black Lives Matter |
| Spouse | Vivian Lotz |
| Website | www |
S. Renée Bess (also known as Renée Bess) is an American author from Pennsylvania whose writing focuses on multi-ethnic and cultural representation in literature, social themes, African-American culture, lesbianism, feminism, complex female characters, and family relationships. She is a retired Spanish and French teacher who has been writing for most of her life.[1] Her writing has won a number of awards including a Golden Crown Literary Society “Goldie” for Our Happy Hours: LGBT Voices from the Gay Bars, a 2017 anthology that came about as a result of the massacre at the gay Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. She serves as a member of the GCLS Sandra Moran Writing Academy Scholarship board.[2] and is a long-time member of the Golden Crown Literary Society and the Lambda Literary Foundation.
- ^ "About the Author". S. Renee Bess. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "GCLS Committees". GCLS. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.