Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1971) Winner
Alma Routsong
アルマ・ラウトソング
Aruma Rautsong
Aliases:
Elma Louise Routsong
Pen Names:
Isabel Miller（Pen name used for lesbian fiction）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-11-26 （Traverse City, Michigan）
- Died
- 1996-10-04 （Poughkeepsie, New York） age 71
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Traverse City, Michigan → Greenwich Village, New York City → Poughkeepsie, New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, editor, proofreader
- Active Years
- 1953-1996
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, Time magazine
- Memberships
- Daughters of Bilitis (New York chapter)
- Influenced By
- Radclyffe Hall, Djuna Barnes
- Influenced
- Kate Millett
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City Senior High School | — | College preparatory track | — | 高校時代 | United States |
| Michigan State University | Art | Art department | 学士（芸術） | 1940年代後半 | United States |
Traverse City Senior High School
College preparatory track
Period:
高校時代
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Senior class president, National Honor Society
Michigan State University
Art
/ Art department
Degree:
学士（芸術）
Period:
1940年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Friends of American Writers award | A Gradual Joy | — | Friends of American Writers | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference fellow | Round Shape | — | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | 選出 |
| 1971 | Stonewall Book Award | Patience and Sarah | — | American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table | 初代受賞（書籍賞） |
Friends of American Writers award
1954
Work:
A Gradual Joy
Organization:
Friends of American Writers
Result:
受賞
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference fellow
1957
Work:
Round Shape
Organization:
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Result:
選出
Stonewall Book Award
1971
Work:
Patience and Sarah
Organization:
American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table
Result:
初代受賞（書籍賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Patience and Sarah
1969 Lesbian fiction 256 pagesA story of a lesbian relationship between farmer's daughter Sarah and painter Patience, based on real-life couple Mary Ann Willson and Florence Brundage.
lesbian lovefemale independence19th-century America
A Gradual Joy
1953 Mainstream fictionAutobiographical novel depicting her married life.
married lifefamily
Round Shape
1959 Mainstream fictionAutobiographical novel about relationship with mother.
family relationships
Bibliography
- A Gradual Joy (1953)
- Round Shape (1959)
- A Place for Us / Patience and Sarah (1969/1971)
- The Love of Good Women (1986)
- Side by Side (1990)
- A Dooryard Full of Flowers: and Other Short Pieces (1993)
- Laurel (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- autobiographical narrativeclear prose
- Recurring Motifs
- lesbian relationshipsfemale friendship and lovespiritualism
Health
-
alcoholism1970年代Strained relationship with partner and personal struggles
-
ovarian cancer1990年代Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of lesbian literature, first recipient of the Stonewall Book Award, contributed to LGBTQ+ literature.
Archives
- Smith College Sophia Smith Collection (Isabel Miller papers)
In Popular Culture
- Known as an activist in the gay liberation movement
Trivia
- Served in WAVES during World War II
- Mother of four daughters
- Participated in ALA kissing booth incident