Mykola Dementiuk (born 1949) is an American author. A graduate of

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, his work has appeared in ''

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'', ''Atom Mind'', ''Paramour'', and ''EIDOS Magazine''. He was a member of the

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for

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, the

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, and

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before being partially incapacitated by a stroke in 1997. Dementiuk received a

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in 2010 for his novel ''Holy Communion'', and again in 2013 for ''The Facialist''. His collection ''Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple'' was a finalist for the 2013

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Bibliography

*''Vienna Dolorosa'' (2007) *''Holy Communion'' (2008) *''100 Whores: Memories of a John'' (2010) *''Dee Dee Day'' (2010) *''Variety, the Spice of Life'' (2010) *''Kisser: A Masculine Femininity'' (2011) *''Queers of Central Park'' (2011) *''The Facialist'' (2012) *''Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple'' (2012) *''Sissy Godiva'' (2013) *''The Bookstore Clerk'' (2013)

References

External links

Interview with Mykola Dementiuk
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