Shawn Stewart Ruff
Born	(1959-07-19) July 19, 1959 (age 65) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, editor
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati
Period	1990s-present
Notable works	Finlater
Notable awards	Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction, 2008
Website
shawnstewartruff.com

Shawn Stewart Ruff (born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor,^[1] who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008 for his debut novel Finlater.^[2] He has since published the novels Toss and Whirl and Pass (2010)^[3] GJS II (2016),^[4] Days Running (2025),^[5] and the novella One/10th (2013).

He was previously editor of the anthology Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996),^[6] which was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Anthologies at the 9th Lambda Literary Awards in 1997.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied English literature at the University of Cincinnati. He is currently based in New York City.^[7]

He is also an established beauty, fashion and lifestyle copywriter, having worked for such iconic brands as Chanel, Estee Lauder and Bergdorf Goodman.^{[citation needed]}

• Finlater (Quote Editions, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9819420-1-8
• Toss and Whirl and Pass (Quote Editions, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9819420-5-6
• ONE/10TH (Quote Editions, 2013) ISBN 978-0-9819420-4-9
• GJS II (Quote Editions, 2016) ISBN 978-0-9819420-6-3
• Days Running (DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e), 2025) ISBN 978-1-6359022-3-5

• Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (Henry Holt, Owl Books, 1996) ISBN 978-0805044379

• Official website