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dale.corvino

He/Him | Writer | New York City, NY, United States

Dale Corvino found his voice at the East Village literary salon “Dean Johnson’s Reading for Filth.” In 2018, he won the Gertrude Press Fiction contest, judged by Brontez Purnell. His essays include a meditation on queer longing in the digital era for Matt Keegan’s 1996 and a profile of Pedro Lemebel for the G&L Review. BONDS & BOUNDARIES, his short story collection, was published in 2023 by Rebel Satori. His memoir of sex work, AFTERLIFE OF A KEPT BOY, was published in May 2025 by C&R Press.

Books

Selected work

Cover of The Rumpus

(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Dale Corvino - The Rumpus

The Rumpus, 2015

NonfictionEssayMemoir
Cover of The Gay & Lesbian Review

We the Parasites: Book Review

The Gay & Lesbian Review, 2024

NonfictionFlashReview
Cover of Catapult

When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

Catapult, 2020

NonfictionEssayMemoir
Cover of Xtra Magazine

Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ launched my journey as a gay sexual outlaw | Xtra Magazine

Xtra Magazine, 2018

NonfictionEssayMemoir
Cover of The Gay & Lesbian Review

In Santiago, Chile

The Gay & Lesbian Review, 2019

NonfictionEssayHybrid
Cover of Salon.com

Marilyn Monroe, baby sitter

Salon.com, 2013

NonfictionEssayMemoir
Cover of The Gay & Lesbian Review

Pedro Lemebel Outlasted Pinochet

The Gay & Lesbian Review, 2020

NonfictionEssayLiterary Journalism
Cover of Lambda Literary Review

Glitter Up the Dark Maps the Queer in Pop

Lambda Literary Review, 2020

NonfictionFlashReview
Cover of Lambda Literary Review

May We Present... My Love is a Beast by Alexander Cheves

Lambda Literary Review, 2022

NonfictionEssayInterview
Cover of Lambda Literary Review

Teenage Diaries is a Magic Mirror upon Sean DeLear’s Black queer joy and resilience.

Lambda Literary Review, 2023

NonfictionEssayReview