Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize
Encyclopedia
The Jim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' Prize is an American
literary award, presented annually to two writers, one male and one female, from the LGBT
community to honour their body of work. First presented by the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
in 2007, the award became part of the Lambda Literary Awards program in 2011.
The award was endowed by writer and academic James Duggins.
United States
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literary award, presented annually to two writers, one male and one female, from the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community to honour their body of work. First presented by the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
Saints and Sinners is an alternative literary festival specializing in LGBT literature, held in various locations around the world-famous French Quarter neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana each May.-Overview:Founded by Paul J...
in 2007, the award became part of the Lambda Literary Awards program in 2011.
The award was endowed by writer and academic James Duggins.
Winners
- 2007 - Jim GrimsleyJim Grimsley-Biography:Born to a troubled rural family in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Grimsley said of his childhood that "for us in the South, the family is a field where craziness grows like weeds"....
, Dorothy AllisonDorothy AllisonDorothy Allison is an American writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.-Early life:Dorothy E. Allison was born on April 11, 1949 in Greenville, South Carolina to Ruth Gibson Allison, who was fifteen at the time. Ruth was a poor and unmarried mother who worked as a... - 2008 - Ronald L. Donaghe, Michelle TeaMichelle TeaMichelle Tea is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other topics. She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently lives in San Francisco...
- 2009 - Michael LowenthalMichael LowenthalMichael Lowenthal is an American fiction writer, author of three novels, most recently, Charity Girl . Currently an instructor of creative writing at Lesley University and Boston College, he has been the recipient of fellowships from the Bread Loaf and Wesleyan writers' conferences, the...
, Elana DykewomonElana DykewomonElana Dykewomon is a Jewish lesbian activist, award-winning author, editor and teacher.- Childhood :... - 2010 -
- 2011 - Alex Sánchez, Susan Stinson