Forrest, Katherine V.: - Katherine V. Forrest is a Canadian-born American writer, known for her novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield, the first lesbian police detective in the American lesbian mystery genre. She was a recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award in 1998, and currently serves on their board of trustees. In 2008, she received the Bill Whitehead Award from The Publishing Triangle and the Trailblazer Award from the Golden Crown Literary Society. She is also a recipient of The Alice B Readers Award medal.