Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2018) Winner
Casey Plett
ケイシー・プレット
Keishī Pretto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-06-20 （Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada → Morden, Manitoba, Canada → Eugene, Oregon, USA → Portland, Oregon, USA → New York, USA → Windsor, Ontario, Canada → Ohio, USA (Ohio University)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Ohio University, LittlePuss Press
- Influenced By
- Imogen Binnie, Elena Rose, Julia Serano
- Nominations
- Dayne Ogilvie Prize (A Safe Girl to Love), Giller Prize Longlist (A Dream of a Woman), Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction (On Community)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction | A Safe Girl to Love | Transgender Fiction | Lambda Literary Foundation | Won |
| 2018 | Barbara Gittings Literature Award | Meanwhile, Elsewhere | — | American Library Association | Won |
| 2019 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | Little Fish | — | Amazon.ca | Won |
| 2019 | Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature | Little Fish | — | Lambda Literary Foundation | Won |
| 2023 | Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction) | Faltas | Nonfiction | American Library Association | Won |
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction
2015
Work:
A Safe Girl to Love
Category:
Transgender Fiction
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Won
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
2018
Work:
Meanwhile, Elsewhere
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Won
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2019
Work:
Little Fish
Organization:
Amazon.ca
Result:
Won
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature
2019
Work:
Little Fish
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Won
Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction)
2023
Work:
Faltas
Category:
Nonfiction
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Safe Girl to Love
2014 Short story collectionA collection of short stories centering trans women's experiences.
TransgenderGender transitionIdentity
Little Fish
2018 NovelA novel about a transgender woman's life.
TransgenderFamilyCommunity
A Dream of a Woman
2021 Short story collectionShort stories focusing on trans love and relationships.
LoveTransgenderWomanhood
On Community
2023 NonfictionEssays on community.
CommunityTransgender
Bibliography
- A Safe Girl to Love (2014)
- Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers (2017, co-edited)
- Little Fish (2018)
- A Dream of a Woman (2021)
- On Community (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Candid and personal voiceCentering trans experiences
- Recurring Motifs
- Transgender identityCommunity and isolationMennonite background
Legacy
Recognized as a key figure in transgender literature, with multiple awards.
Trivia
- Grew up in a Mennonite family.
- Is a transgender woman.
- Wrote a column on her gender transition for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.