Stonewall Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 35 (2008) Winner
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Edition 40 (2013) Winner
Ellis Avery
エリス・アヴェリー
Erisu Avarī
Aliases:
Elisabeth Atwood
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-10-25 （Columbus, Ohio）
- Died
- 2019-02-15 （Unknown） age 46
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Columbus, Ohio → Princeton, New Jersey
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Creative Writing Instructor
- Active Years
- 2003-2019
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley
- Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Influenced By
- Sharon Marcus
- Influenced
- Sharon Marcus
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Day School | — | Literature | — | 1988-1989 | United States |
| Bryn Mawr College | — | Performance Studies | BA | 1989-1993 | United States |
| Goddard College | — | Writing | MFA | 低居住型プログラム | United States |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | — | Nurse Practitioner | — | 2017-2018 | United States |
Princeton Day School
Literature
Period:
1988-1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Graduated a year early
Bryn Mawr College
Performance Studies
Degree:
BA
Period:
1989-1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Independent major
Goddard College
Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
低居住型プログラム
Country:
United States
Low-residency program
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Nurse Practitioner
Period:
2017-2018
Country:
United States
Posthumously inducted into Sigma Theta Tau
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Stonewall Book Award | The Teahouse Fire | Fiction | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2013 | Stonewall Book Award | The Last Nude | Fiction | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2007 | Lambda Literary Award | The Teahouse Fire | Lesbian Debut Fiction | Lambda Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2007 | Ohioana Library Fiction Award | The Teahouse Fire | — | Ohioana Library Association | Winner |
| 2012 | Golden Crown Historical Fiction Award | The Last Nude | — | Golden Crown Literary Society | Winner |
| 2003 | Walter Rumsey Marvin Award | The Smoke Week | Emerging Writers | Ohioana Library Association | Winner |
Stonewall Book Award
2008
Work:
The Teahouse Fire
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Stonewall Book Award
2013
Work:
The Last Nude
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Lambda Literary Award
2007
Work:
The Teahouse Fire
Category:
Lesbian Debut Fiction
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Ohioana Library Fiction Award
2007
Work:
The Teahouse Fire
Organization:
Ohioana Library Association
Result:
Winner
Golden Crown Historical Fiction Award
2012
Work:
The Last Nude
Organization:
Golden Crown Literary Society
Result:
Winner
Walter Rumsey Marvin Award
2003
Work:
The Smoke Week
Category:
Emerging Writers
Organization:
Ohioana Library Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Teahouse Fire
2006 Historical FictionA novel about a girl in 19th-century Japan.
Queer identityAesthetically disciplined bodies
The Last Nude
2012 Historical FictionStory of painter Tamara de Lempicka and her model.
Queer identityArt and beauty
Bibliography
- The Smoke Week (2003)
- The Teahouse Fire (2006)
- The Last Nude (2012)
- Broken Rooms (2014)
- The Family Tooth (2015)
- Tree of Cats (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant proseHistorical detail
- Recurring Motifs
- Aesthetically disciplined bodiesWill to make beautyQueer awakeningMedical narratives
Health
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Leiomyosarcoma2012-2019Impacted writing, cause of death
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Reactive arthritis晩年Interest in medical narratives
Legacy
Pioneer in queer historical fiction, only author to win two Stonewall Book Awards.
Trivia
- Wrote daily haiku.
- Lesbian writer.