JM Redmann To Present the
Keynote Address
J.M. (Jean M.) Redmann grew up in Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf of Mexico. At
eighteen, determined to escape the South, she headed north
to attend Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The day after receiving her degree in drama, Redmann
boarded a train for New York City. Determined not to
become just another rich yuppie, she embarked on a career
in theatrical lighting. Riches never once threatened her
doorstep. To this day, they remain far afield. Her
theatrical work even included a stint as lighting director
of the New York Playboy Club. (No, she never wore a bunny
costume.) While living in New York City, she began writing
the book that became DEATH BY THE RIVERSIDE.
Due to circumstances beyond her control (following a
partner who had decided to go to law school) Redmann moved
to the City That Care Forgot, New Orleans. She is the
first to admit that this isn’t exactly what she had
planned. When pressed, she will admit that few things are
as she had planned.
Redmann currently works as the Director of Prevention at
NO/AIDS Task Force, the largest AIDS service
organization in Louisiana. She also presents workshops on
safer sex , which gives her a great excuse to watch dirty
videos, talk about sex and ask questions such as, “What do
you do with that pink thing?” during a normal work day.
One of the few lesbian authors to have crossed over to the
so called mainstream, two of her books, LOST DAUGHTERS
and THE INTERSECTION OF LAW AND DESIRE, were
originally published by W.W. Norton.
THE INTERSECTION OF LAW AND DESIRE won a Lambda
Literary Award, and was also picked by the San Francisco
Chronicle as an Editor’s Choice for the year and featured
on NPR. Other titles include DEATH BY THE RIVERSIDE,
and DEATHS OF JOCASTA.
Her books have been translated into German, Spanish,
Norwegian and Dutch.
Presently, J.M. Redmann lives, works and survives in the
city devastated by Katrina-New Orleans. She lives just at
the edge of where the waters stopped.
Missy Good
Special Guest Speaker
Author of the best-selling Dar and Kerry
series, Melissa (Missy) Good will be the special guest
speaker at the 2009 GCLS Literary Conference. Missy's
novels include Red Sky At Morning, Thicker Than Water, Eye
of the Storm, Terrors of the High Seas, Tropical Storm,
Hurricane Watch, and the soon to be released Moving
Target. Long known for her Dar and Kerry series, Missy
also scripted two episodes of the infamous Xena Series,
Legacy and Coming Home.
Missy will be sharing her experiences about script writing
and take part in a coffee chat with fellow authors JM
Redmann and Karin Kallmaker.
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