Jewelle Gomez, (Cabo Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway; she/her), is a novelist,  poet, essayist and playwright. Her eleven books include five collections of poetry and the first Black Lesbian vampire novel, THE GILDA STORIES. In print for  more than 30 years, a new UK edition was launched by Vintage/Random House in  2023. The novel was recently optioned by  Cheryl Dunye (“Lovecraft Country”) for a TV mini-series. Her latest collection of poetry, “Still Water,” is from BLF Press.

Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies including: “Red Indian Road West,” “Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora,” “Oxford Treasury of Love Stories,” “Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler,” and “Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany.”

She was the recipient of a Bram Stoker Legacy Award from the Horror Writers of America.

Gomez was playwright in residence (2011-2023) at New Conservatory Theatre Center (San Francisco) which commissioned and produced her last three plays.

Connect with her on TWITTER & Instagram: @VampyreVamp.