Allan Stein

Matthew Stadler (born 1959) is an American novelist known for works exploring themes of children, sexuality, and art, including Landscape: Memory (1990), The Dissolution of Nicholas Dee (1993), The Sex Offender (1995), and Allan Stein (2000), the latter earning the 1999 Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Novel. He has also written essays on architecture, urban planning, and sprawl, edited anthologies, and co-founded independent presses Clear Cut Press (2001) and Publication Studio (2009). Stadler has received prestigious awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Whiting Award, and United States Artists Fellowship.