Submission, 1986 March
Scope and Contents
This bound volume contains the submission "Tales of a Lost Boyhood" for the Jerome Lowell Dejur Prize in Creative Writing. It is dated March, 1986 and consists of a (titular) novella, two short stories, and three narrative poems. The volume is anonymous, but is identifiably written by the transgender poet Samuel Ace (then known as Linda Smukler), as he used material from this submission in his later published writings. The writings deal with Ace's childhood gender dysphoria.
Dates
- Creation: 1986 March
Creator
- From the Collection: Ace, Samuel (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.01 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository