Works by
Rob Williams
(aka Robert R. Williams)
(Writer)

• From Boys to Men: Gay Men Who Write About Growing Up 2006), Edited with Ted Gideonse, eds. -- Finalist 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies
  More than an anthology of coming out stories, From Boys to Men is a stunning collection of essays about what it is like to be gay and young, to be different and be aware of that difference from the earliest of ages. In these memoirs, coming out is less important than coming of age and coming to the realization that young gay people experience the world in ways quite unlike straight boys. Whether it is a fascination with soap opera, an intense sensitivity to their own difference, or an obsession with a certain part of the male anatomy, gay kids — or kids who would eventually identify as gay — have an indefinable but unmistakable gay sensibility. Sometimes the result is funny, sometimes it is harrowing, and often it is deeply moving.
  
  Essays by lauded young writers like Aaron Hamburger (Faith for Beginners), Alex Chee (Edinburgh), Austin Bunn, David Bahr, K. M. Soehnlein (The World of Normal Boys), Tom Dolby (The Trouble Boy), and
  Trebor Healey (Through It Came Bright Colors), are collected along with those by brilliant, newcomers such as Jason Tougaw, Michael McAllister, Viet Dinh, and the wildly popular blogger, Joe.My.God.

See also:

• Fool For Love: New Gay Fiction (2009), R.D. Cochrane and Timothy J. Lambert, eds.
  In an age of hookups and cybersex, who has time for a little romance? For all those who think love’s gone the way of the 8-track tape comes a collection of new gay fiction designed to reignite their belief in love and romance. Follow the travails of a dog walker enchanted with his new client, a restaurant owner who catches the eye of his most loyal customer, a blind date fix-up, and other seekers of the lost flame as they stumble upon romance and a possible chance at love.
  
  Showcasing new work from some of today’s best-known gay writers the stories in Fool for Love are a funny, sweet, and sometimes wrenching reminder of the joy romance brings to the human heart.  Includes: Andrew Holleran, Brandon M. Long, David Puterbaugh, Felice Picano, Greg Herren, Joel Derfner, Jeffrey Ricker, John H. Roush, Josh Helmin, Mark G. Harris, 'Nathan Burgoine, Paul Lisicky, Rob Byrnes, Rob Williams, Sean Anniston, and Trebor Healey.

• Pindeldyboz: Volume Six (2006)
  See story "Son of Kong"

• Fresh Men: New Voices in Gay Fiction (2004), selected by Edmund White and edited by Donald Weise -- Winner, 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Anthologies

• I Do/I Don't: Queers on Marriage (2004), Greg Wharton and Ian Philips, eds. -- Winner 2004 Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction Anthology

• I Remember When Dad: Memories and Stories About Fathers (2003), Ariel Books and Louise Egan, eds.
  Includes short short snippet of a story by Rob Williams.

• M2m New Literary Fiction (2003),  Karl Woelz, ed. -- Nominee Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies
  See short story "Japanese For Blurred Image".