Alice B. Toklas,
a Guiding Inspiration
Organization:
The Alice B. Awards Committee
is a mostly anonymous group of lesbians living
in southern Arizona and Ohio who are avid
readers. The award is made possible by money
supplied by an anonymous donor. The donor
and the committee share a common goal: to
reward and thank writers of lesbian fiction
for their contribution to the lesbian community,
culture, and identity. We like to think our
Medal winners are our “All Time, All-Star”
writers.
History:
The Alice B. Awards Committee
was established originally to encourage submissions
of quality manuscripts to a small press and
to reward the writers of well-written books.
That press went out of business, and subsequently
the goal of the group was altered from awarding
a prize for a single book to awarding a medal
for “Lifetime Achievement.” Winners
under the initial guidelines were: Gerri Hill,
Nancy Sanra, Aya Walksfar, and Radclyffe.
Radclyffe’s award was for that year’s
“body of work,” and she was the
only one not involved with the original publisher.
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