Camille Roy

Camille Roy is a writer of fiction, poetry, and plays. Nightboat Books published her fiction collection Honey Mine in 2021. Previous books include Sherwood Forest (2011), a book of poetry and prose published by Futurepoem; Cheap Speech, a play published by Leroy Chapbooks; and Swarm, a fiction book from Black Star Series. 

Recent work appears in FIELDNOTES #4 (UK), Amerarcana, and Open Space with SFMoma blog. Roy co-edited Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative (Coach House 2004, reissued 2010), a book of essays by writers on their experimental practices. Earlier books include The Rosy Medallions (Kelsey Street Press, 1995) and Cold Heaven (O Books, 1993). 

Her writing has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Book of Practical Pussies (Krupskaya Press, 2009); Moving Borders: Three Decades of Innovative Writing by Women (Talisman House, 1998); The New Fuck You: Adventures in Lesbian Reading (Semiotext(e), 1995); and Bay Poetics, edited by Stephanie Young (Faux Press, 2006). She is a founding editor of the online journal Narrativity with the San Francisco State University  Poetry Center. Roy has taught creative writing in multiple genres and forms at several institutions, including San Francisco State University, California State University Summer Arts, and Naropa University.