Writer
Non‑Fiction
| SHAKESPEARE LIED | Guernica Editions, April 2024 |
| Shakespeare Beyond Science | Guernica Editions, September 2020 |
| Small Things | Guernica Editions, October 2018 |
Novels
| I, Gloria Grahame | Dundurn Press, October 2021 |
| Sad Old Faggot | ECW Press, September 2016 |
| Come Back | ECW Press, May 2012 |
| Wit in Love (Novella) | Quattro Books, 2008 |
| Brother Dumb | ECW Press, 2007 |
| An English Gentleman | Cormorant Books, 2004 |
| Coupable (French translation of Guilty) | H&O Editions, 2002 |
| I Am Kaspar Klotz | ECW Press, 2001 |
| St. Stephens | Insomniac Press, 1999 |
| Guilty | Insomniac Press, 1998 |
Poetry Collections
| The Mommiad | Playwrights Canada Press, May 2012 |
| A Nice Place to Visit | ECW Press, October 2009 |
| Temptations for a Juvenile Delinquent | ECW Press, 2003 |
| Digressions of a Naked Party Girl | ECW Press, 1998 |
Published Plays
| Toller and Other Plays | Playwrights Canada Press |
| It’s All Tru | Playwrights Canada Press |
| St. Francis of Millbrook | Playwrights Canada Press, November 2014 |
| I Have AIDS! | Playwrights Canada Press, 2009 |
| Bad Acting Teachers | Playwrights Canada Press, 2007 |
| Rope Enough | Playwrights Canada Press, 2006 |
| Avoidance Tactics | Broken Jaw Press, 2001 |
| The Emotionalists | Blizzard Publishing, 2000 |
| Painted, Tainted, Sainted | Playwrights Canada Press, 1996 |
| The Unknown Flesh | Coach House Press, 1995 |
| Play Murder | Blizzard Publishing, 1995 |
| The Dressing Gown | Playwrights Canada Press, 1984 |
Memoir
| Ejaculations from the Charm Factory | ECW Press, 2000 |
Books Edited by Sky Gilbert
| Gay Monologues and Scenes | Playwrights Canada Press |
| Perfectly Abnormal | Playwrights Canada Press |
Sample Excerpts
Ode to President William Jefferson Clinton
I never thought I’d be writing an ode to you after all those Big Macs…
…Monica Lewinsky was an ugly fat girl…
…Now you’re a pervert, like me…
…It’s all about a kind of expectation… love.
Why Cathy Lee Gifford Is Just Like the United States of America
She’s mean. She’s greedy. She’s very very pretty…
And of course she’s a lying hypocrite…
…Look at me I’m Cathy Lee… I can lie. I can exploit Latina women… and you will watch me on TV…
The Critics Rave
“Gilbert’s prose (which has always been Salingeresque) skips along as smartly and readably as ever… the authorial presence… continues to provoke and compel.”
— The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2007“As gay literature, An English Gentleman reaches out to a wider audience… allowing the outsider in for tea and empathy…”
— Montreal Gazette, August 21, 2004“Guilty is pleasure… fabulous.”
— The Village Voice“Gilbert is a world class rambler… nothing but entertaining.”
— The Toronto Star
Even More Sky Gilbert…!
To explore more of Sky’s written works, check the University of Toronto’s Contemporary Canadian Poets listing.
Listen to Sky read live from the atrium stage of the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto on CBC Radio One’s Ideas (Oct 26, 1998). Stream or download the recording.