Greg Herren is an American writer and editor, who publishes work in a variety of genres, including

mystery novel Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reas ...

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and

erotica Erotica is literature or art that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use a ...

."Greg Herren: The Art of Doing It All"

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, June 20, 2011. He publishes work both as Greg Herren and under the pseudonym Todd Gregory. His novel ''Murder in the Rue Chartres'' won a

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in the Gay Mystery category at the 2008 Lambda Literary Awards, and his anthology ''Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans'', co-edited with Paul J. Willis, won in the anthologies category at the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards. He was also nominated in the mystery category in 2003 for ''Murder in the Rue Dauphine'', in 2004 for ''Bourbon Street Blues'' in 2005 for ''Jackson Square Jazz'', in 2007 for ''Mardi Gras Mambo'', in 2010 for ''Murder in the Garden District'' and in 2011 for ''Vieux Carré Voodoo'', in the anthologies category in 2005 for ''Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual'' and in the science fiction, fantasy and horror category in 2013 for the anthology ''Night Shadows: Queer Horror'', co-edited with

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. As Todd Gregory, he was also nominated in the Gay Erotica category in 2010 for the anthology ''Rough Trade: Dangerous Gay Erotica'' and in 2013 for the anthology ''Raising Hell: Demonic Gay Erotica''. Openly

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, Herren lives in

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,"Disney Dykes and Bourbon Street Boys: Authors Lisa Girolami and Greg Herren"
'' The Advocate'', June 21, 2012. where he also works as an

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counselor and educator. He was also a co-founder of the

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. In 2005, he was barred from a planned speaking engagement to the gay-straight alliance at Manchester High School in

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due to his erotic writing,"Virginia School's Move to Block Gay Speaker is Discriminatory, Says ACLU"

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, March 10, 2005. and was defended by the

Awards

Novels

Scotty Bradley Mysteries

*''Bourbon Street Blues'' (2004, ) *''Jackson Square Jazz'' (2005, ) *''Mardi Gras Mambo'' (2006, ) *''Vieux Carré Voodoo'' (2010, ) *''Who Dat Whodunnit'' (2011, ) *''Baton Rouge Bingo'' (2013, ) *''Garden District Gothic'' (2016, ) *''Royal Street Reveillon'' (2019, )

Chanse MacLeod Mysteries

*''Murder in the Rue Dauphine'' (2002, ) *''Murder in the Rue St. Ann'' (2004, ) *''Murder in the Rue Chartres'' (2007, ) *''Murder in the Rue Ursulines'' (2008, ) *''Murder in the Garden District'' (2009, ) *''Murder in the Irish Channel'' (2011, ) *''Murder in the Arts District'' (2014, )

Other novels

*''Sorceress'' (2010, ) *''Sleeping Angel'' (2011, ) *''Sara'' (2012, ) *''Timothy'' (2012, ) *''Fashion Victim'' (2012, e-book) *''Lake Thirteen'' (2013, )

Anthologies

*''Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual'' (2004, ) *''Midnight Thirsts: Erotic Tales of the Vampire'' (2004, ) *''Love, Bourbon Street: A Celebration of New Orleans'' (2006, ) *''Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir'' (2011, ) *''Women of the Mean Streets: Lesbian Noir'' (2011, ) *''Night Shadows: Queer Horror'' (2012, )

Erotica (as Todd Gregory)

*''Every Frat Boy Wants It'' (2007, ) *''Rough Trade: Dangerous Gay Erotica'' (2009, ) *''Midnight Hunger: Erotic Tales of the Vampire'' (2009, ) *''Blood Sacraments'' (2010, ) *''Games Frat Boys Play'' (2011, ) *''Wings: Subversive Gay Angel Erotica'' (2011, ) *''Need'' (2012, ) *''Sweat: Gay Jock Erotica'' (2012, ) *''Raising Hell: Demonic Gay Erotica'' (2012, ) *''Promises in Every Star'' (2013, )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herren, Greg American male novelists 21st-century American novelists American mystery writers American young adult novelists American erotica writers American gay writers Lambda Literary Award winners Writers from New Orleans Living people American LGBT novelists American male short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Louisiana LGBT people from Louisiana Anthony Award winners 1961 births