Organization:
The Alice B. Awards Committee
is a mostly anonymous group of lesbians living
in southern Arizona 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.
Radclyffes award was for that years
body of work, and she was the
only one not involved with the original publisher.
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Alice B. Toklas,
a Guiding Inspiration
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The
Alice B. Medal: This award
is given annually to living writers who have
careers distinguished by consistently well-written
stories about lesbians. The award is given
once, only, in appreciation of career achievement.
In addition to the medal, each recipient is
given a lapel pin and a gift of a $500.
At
least two Medals are given out annually. Selections
are made from lists compiled by the committee
members all-time favorite living authors.
One list is of writers who are currently publishing
and one list is of those writers who have
not published in more than 5 years. One selection
must come from each list. In order to qualify
to be on the list, a writer must have published
at least 3 books. Decisions are by consensus.
In order to be selected as a current
winner, the writer must have published within
the past two years and be in the top 10 on
that list. The order of selection for this
prize has nothing to do with how the writers
are ranked in our hearts and minds.
Current
Medal Winners
Past
Medal Winners
The
Lavender Certificate: This
award is given to an author who, in the committees
opinion, has written the best maiden
or first novel in the previous year. The award
is rather modest in that it is merely a certificate
and a gift of a $50, which we suggest be used
to be used for a celebratory dinner out. This
award is merely a token of encouragement and
a note to encourage the writer and say, Well
done!
Current
Certificate Winners
Past
Certificate Winners
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