Bil Wright is an award-winning novelist and playwright. His novels include
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy (Lambda Literary Award and American Library Association Stonewall Book Award), the highly acclaimed
When the Black Girl Sings (Junior Library Guild selection), and the critically acclaimed
Sunday You Learn How to Box. His plays include
Bloodsummer Rituals, based on the life of poet Audre Lorde (Jerome Fellowship), and
Leave Me a Message (San Diego Human Rights Festival premiere). He is the Librettist for
This One Girl’s Story (GLAAD nominee) and the winner of a LAMI (La Mama Playwriting Award). An associate professor of English at CUNY, Bil Wright lives in New York City. Visit him at
BilWright.com.