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    | pronouns= [[fae/faer]] preferred, [[they/them]] ok<ref>[https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Bio], accessed 20 March 2021</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title-I ''know'' nobody is going to actually do this but I'd love to be referred to with fae/faer pronouns from now on. Thanks, pals. (They/them still acceptable but less preferred).|user=cyborgyndroid|number=1342115571740110853|last=Solomon|first=Rivers|date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
    | pronouns= [[fae/faer]] preferred, [[they/them]] ok<ref>[https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Bio], accessed 20 March 2021 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230603051930/https://www.riverssolomon.com/bio Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|title-I ''know'' nobody is going to actually do this but I'd love to be referred to with fae/faer pronouns from now on. Thanks, pals. (They/them still acceptable but less preferred).|user=cyborgyndroid|number=1342115571740110853|last=Solomon|first=Rivers|date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
    | gender= *[[nonbinary woman|nonbinary/agender woman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SENSITIVITY READING| url=https://www.riverssolomon.com/hireme| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712185256/https://www.riverssolomon.com/hireme|archive-date=12 July 2020|last=Solomon|first=Rivers}}</ref>
    | gender= *[[nonbinary woman|nonbinary/agender woman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SENSITIVITY READING| url=https://www.riverssolomon.com/hireme| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712185256/https://www.riverssolomon.com/hireme|archive-date=12 July 2020|last=Solomon|first=Rivers}}</ref>
    *"agender person"/"quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/ gendermalcontent/[[queer]]"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=cyborgyndroid|last=Solomon|first=Rivers|number=1270827714983923714|title=i don't usually talk about my gender on here because i believe as a transmisogyny-exempt agender person* who (at present) is not pursuing medical transition...that the violence i face for being non-cis is comparatively minimal. *quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent/queer|date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
    *"agender person"/"quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/ gendermalcontent/[[queer]]"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=cyborgyndroid|last=Solomon|first=Rivers|number=1270827714983923714|title=i don't usually talk about my gender on here because i believe as a transmisogyny-exempt agender person* who (at present) is not pursuing medical transition...that the violence i face for being non-cis is comparatively minimal. *quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent/queer|date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
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    '''Rivers Solomon''' is an author originally from the United States; fae currently lives in Cambridge, England.<ref name="Coleman">{{Cite web |title=Interview: Rivers Solomon |last=Coleman |first=Christian A. |work=Lightspeed Magazine |date=November 2019 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-rivers-solomon/}}</ref>
    '''Rivers Solomon''' is an author originally from the United States; fae currently lives in Cambridge, England.<ref name="Coleman">{{Cite web |title=Interview: Rivers Solomon |last=Coleman |first=Christian A. |work=Lightspeed Magazine |date=November 2019 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-rivers-solomon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326003324/https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-rivers-solomon/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


    Soloman's identities include fat, Black, [[intersex]], [[boi]], [[dyke]], [[genderqueer]], [[agender]] person, and "quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent".<ref>[https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270827714983923714 Twitter thread], 10 June 2020</ref>
    Soloman's identities include fat, Black, [[intersex]], [[boi]], [[dyke]], [[genderqueer]], [[agender]] person, and "quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent".<ref>[https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270827714983923714 Twitter thread], 10 June 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20211207095953/https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270827714983923714 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>


    ==Works==
    ==Works==
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    ==Quotes==
    ==Quotes==
    {{quote|When I'm writing anything my main concern is: is this good? Is this really fucking good? Will it surprise, refresh, delight, intimidate? Is it gorgeous? Is it horrifying? Importantly, I don't want to bore anyone. I don't want to waste anyone’s time. I am a hungry, questioning creature who likes to work out my philosophical queries on the page, but I want it to be a fun ride for anyone who’s bought a ticket. I want everything I write to be striking, regardless of genre.<ref name="Davenport">{{Cite web |title=2019 Contest: Interview with Fiction Judge Rivers Solomon |last=Davenport |first=Lily |work=Black Warrior Review |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://bwr.ua.edu/2019-contest-interview-with-fiction-judge-rivers-solomon/}}</ref>}}
    {{quote|When I'm writing anything my main concern is: is this good? Is this really fucking good? Will it surprise, refresh, delight, intimidate? Is it gorgeous? Is it horrifying? Importantly, I don't want to bore anyone. I don't want to waste anyone’s time. I am a hungry, questioning creature who likes to work out my philosophical queries on the page, but I want it to be a fun ride for anyone who’s bought a ticket. I want everything I write to be striking, regardless of genre.<ref name="Davenport">{{Cite web |title=2019 Contest: Interview with Fiction Judge Rivers Solomon |last=Davenport |first=Lily |work=Black Warrior Review |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://bwr.ua.edu/2019-contest-interview-with-fiction-judge-rivers-solomon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322225852/https://bwr.ua.edu/2019-contest-interview-with-fiction-judge-rivers-solomon/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}


    {{quote|i am a gender liberationist. i want to live in a world that does not coercively [[Assigned at birth|assign children into one of two categories]] & [[transphobia|punish]] the ones who [[Gender nonconformity|do not conform]] to it. thanks for listening, pals.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270839060400136194, 10 June 2020</ref>}}
    {{quote|i am a gender liberationist. i want to live in a world that does not coercively [[Assigned at birth|assign children into one of two categories]] & [[transphobia|punish]] the ones who [[Gender nonconformity|do not conform]] to it. thanks for listening, pals.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270839060400136194, 10 June 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20211207100655/https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270839060400136194 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>}}


    ==References==
    ==References==

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    Rivers Solomon
    Date of birth November 17[1]
    Place of birth California, USA
    Pronouns fae/faer preferred, they/them ok[2][3]
    Gender identity

    Rivers Solomon is an author originally from the United States; fae currently lives in Cambridge, England.[6]

    Soloman's identities include fat, Black, intersex, boi, dyke, genderqueer, agender person, and "quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent".[7]

    Works[edit | edit source]

    • An Unkindness of Ghosts (2017)
    • The Deep (2019)
    • Sorrowland (2021)

    Quotes[edit | edit source]

    « When I'm writing anything my main concern is: is this good? Is this really fucking good? Will it surprise, refresh, delight, intimidate? Is it gorgeous? Is it horrifying? Importantly, I don't want to bore anyone. I don't want to waste anyone’s time. I am a hungry, questioning creature who likes to work out my philosophical queries on the page, but I want it to be a fun ride for anyone who’s bought a ticket. I want everything I write to be striking, regardless of genre.[8] »
    « i am a gender liberationist. i want to live in a world that does not coercively assign children into one of two categories & punish the ones who do not conform to it. thanks for listening, pals.[9] »

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ @cyborgyndroid (17 November 2017). "It's my birthday. Feeling happy and blessed. Had a great event last night w/ @wellreadblkgirl at @greenlightbklyn and now omw to Miami for book festival!" – via Twitter.
    2. ↑ Bio, accessed 20 March 2021 Archived on 17 July 2023
    3. ↑ Solomon, Rivers [@cyborgyndroid] (24 December 2020). https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1342115571740110853 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    4. ↑ Solomon, Rivers. "SENSITIVITY READING". Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
    5. ↑ Solomon, Rivers [@cyborgyndroid] (10 June 2020). "i don't usually talk about my gender on here because i believe as a transmisogyny-exempt agender person* who (at present) is not pursuing medical transition...that the violence i face for being non-cis is comparatively minimal. *quasi-womanthing/womanbeast/gendermalcontent/queer" – via Twitter.
    6. ↑ Coleman, Christian A. (November 2019). "Interview: Rivers Solomon". Lightspeed Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
    7. ↑ Twitter thread, 10 June 2020 Archived on 17 July 2023
    8. ↑ Davenport, Lily (17 April 2019). "2019 Contest: Interview with Fiction Judge Rivers Solomon". Black Warrior Review. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
    9. ↑ https://twitter.com/cyborgyndroid/status/1270839060400136194, 10 June 2020 Archived on 17 July 2023
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