Katherine V. Forrest | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Subject | Lesbian literature |
| Spouse | Jo Hercus |
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Katherine V. Forrest (born 1939) is a Canadian-born American writer, best known for her novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield. Her books have won and been finalists for Lambda Literary Award twelve times, as well as other awards. She has been referred to by some "a founding mother of lesbian fiction writing."[1]