Cate Culpepper

Cate Culpepper
Born(1957-06-29)June 29, 1957
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2014(2014-10-25) (aged 57)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Notable workTristaine series, River Walker

Catherine "Cate" Culpepper (June 29, 1957 – October 25, 2014) was an American writer and social worker, based in Seattle. She wrote eight paranormal fantasy novels with lesbian themes. She won a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance in 2011 for River Walker (2010).

Biography

Culpepper was from Las Cruces, New Mexico, the daughter of Gideon Alston Culpepper and Joyce L. Culpepper.[1] Her father taught math and worked at White Sands Missile Range. Her mother was a nurse and a rolfing practitioner. Culpepper graduated from Las Cruces High School and New Mexico State University.[2]

After college, Culpepper taught school in Las Cruces. She moved to Seattle in 1988, and worked as program manager of a transitional shelter for LGBT youth.[3] She wrote novels, and maintained both a blog and a fan forum, The Storyfire. Her four-book Tristaine series involves a clan of Amazons in the modern world. Her novel River Walker (2010), based on the folktales of La Llorona, won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance. She also received three Golden Crown Literary Society Awards.[1][2]

Culpepper died in 2014, at the age of 57, in Seattle.[4]

Publications

Tristaine series

  • The Clinic (2001)[5]
  • Battle for Tristaine (2005)[6]
  • Tristaine Rises (2006)[7]
  • Queens of Tristaine (2007)[8]

Other novels

  • Fireside (2009)[9]
  • River Walker (2010)[10]
  • A Question of Ghosts (2012)[11]
  • Windigo Thrall (2014)[4]

Short stories

  • "Bus Stop Revisited" (2002)[12]
  • "Silent Vows" (2008)[13]
  • "Luminaria Light" (2010)[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Brownworth, Victoria (2014-10-30). "In Remembrance: Cate Culpepper". Lambda Literary Review. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  2. ^ a b "Catherine Culpepper Obituary". Las Cruces Sun-News, via Legacy.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  3. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2009-06-19). "YouthCare's ISIS House". Seattle Gay News. pp. 86, 87. Retrieved 2026-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Lynch, Lee (2014-11-07). "The Amazon Trail: Cheeseburgers in Paradise". Seattle Gay News. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-06-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Cate Culpepper (2001-05-02). Tristaine. Internet Archive. Justice House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9708874-0-5.
  6. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2006). Battle for Tristaine. Internet Archive. Philadelphia, Pa. : Bold Strokes. ISBN 978-1-933110-49-3.
  7. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2006). Tristaine rises. Internet Archive. Philadelphia, Pa. : Bold Strokes. ISBN 978-1-933110-50-9.
  8. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2007). Queens of Tristaine. Internet Archive. New York : Bold Strokes Books. ISBN 978-1-933110-97-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  9. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2009-10-01). Fireside. Bold Strokes Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-60282-371-6.
  10. ^ Culpepper, Cate (2010). River Walker. Internet Archive. Valley Falls, NY : Bold Strokes Books. ISBN 978-1-60282-189-7.
  11. ^ Horner, Avril (2016-02-22). Women and the Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion. Edinburgh University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7486-9913-1.
  12. ^ Brisk, Anne; Buck, Lori; Cresap, Cindy; MacDougall, Medora; Tuart, Barbara; Bauden, D. S.; Blau, Katrina; Bowers, Sharon; Corliss, R. S. (2002). At first blush : a Jane Doe Press anthology. Internet Archive. ISBN 978-0-9711549-9-5.
  13. ^ Radclyffe; Seaman, Stacia (2008-09-01). Romantic Interludes 1: Discovery. Bold Strokes Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-60282-438-6.
  14. ^ Radclyffe; Seaman, Stacia (2010-12-01). Breathless: Tales of Celebration. Bold Strokes Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-60282-495-9.
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