Michael Carroll (American writer)

Michael Carroll is an American writer who published his debut short story collection, Little Reef, in 2014.[1] The collection, which portrays characters that, according to the UW Press, are "people stunned by the shock of the now, who have forgotten their pasts and can’t envision a future".[2] The book was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 27th Lambda Literary Awards[3] and won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.[4]

Michael Carroll
Occupationnovelist, short stories
NationalityAmerican
Period2010s–present
Notable worksLittle Reef
SpouseEdmund White

His second book, Stella Maris: And Other Key West Stories, was published by Turtle Point Press in 2019.

His short stories also appeared in Ontario Review, Boulevard and The New Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories.[5]

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida,[6] he has been the partner of writer Edmund White since 1995.[6] Carroll and White were legally married in 2013.[5]

Works
  • Little Reef (2014)
  • Stella Maris: And Other Key West Stories (2019)

References
  1. "Little Reef and Other Stories". New York Journal of Books.
  2. UW Press: Little Reef and Other Stories. ISBN 978-0-299-29740-4.
  3. "The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists". Lambda Literary Foundation, March 4, 2015.
  4. https://artsandletters.org/pressrelease/2015-literature-award-winners/
  5. "Michael Carroll: On His New Short Story Collection, the Benefits of a Spare Writing Style, and His Literary Inspirations". Lambda Literary Foundation, July 2, 2014.
  6. Andrew Holleran, "What Michael Carroll Writes About When He Writes About Writers". Interview.


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