Josh Lanyon

Who is Josh Lanyon?

A distinct voice in gay fiction, multi award-winning author Josh Lanyon has been writing gay mystery, adventure and romance for over a decade. In addition to numerous novels, novellas, and short stories, Josh is the author of the critically acclaimed Adrien English series including The Hell You Say, winner of the 2006 USABookNews Award for GLBT Fiction, and a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Mystery. He is also the author of the definitive M/M writing guide Man, Oh Man! Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks & Ca$h. Josh is an Eppie Award winner and a three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist.

Josh's first novel, Fatal Shadows, was published in 2000 through the now defunct British publisher Gay Men's Press. Since then he has published with a variety of presses, both electronic and print, including Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Loose Id, Blind Eye Books, JCP Books, MLR Press, Aspen Mountain Press, Liquid Silver Books, Torquere Press, etc.

Josh currently lives in Los Angeles, California.