Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
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Edition 25 (2015) Winner
Pat Schmatz
パット・シュマッツ
Pato Shumattsu
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- :1960頃 （Wisconsin (presumed)）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rural Wisconsin
Career
- Occupations
- Young adult fiction author, Middle grade fiction author
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Influenced By
- S. E. Hinton
- Nominations
- 2008 Lambda Literary Award nominee in Children's/Young Adult (Mousetraps), 2013 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award nominee (Bluefish), 2015 California Young Reader Medal Middle School/Junior High nominee (Bluefish)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | — | United States |
Michigan State University
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship | — | — | PEN America | Winner |
| 2012 | Crystal Kite Award | Bluefish | — | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | Winner |
| 2015 | Josette Frank Award | Bluefish | — | Bank Street College of Education | Winner |
| 2015 | James Tiptree, Jr. Award | Lizard Radio | — | James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council | Winner |
| 2019 | Minnesota Book Award | The Key to Every Thing | — | Friends of the St. Paul Public Library | Winner |
PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship
2010
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
Crystal Kite Award
2012
Work:
Bluefish
Organization:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result:
Winner
Josette Frank Award
2015
Work:
Bluefish
Organization:
Bank Street College of Education
Result:
Winner
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
2015
Work:
Lizard Radio
Organization:
James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council
Result:
Winner
Minnesota Book Award
2019
Work:
The Key to Every Thing
Organization:
Friends of the St. Paul Public Library
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lizard Radio
2015 Young adult fiction 288 pagesSet in a world slightly tilted from our own where teens must commit to a gender and 'benders' are harshly dealt with. A fifteen-year-old bender teen struggles in a culture that defines everyone by strict binaries.
gender identitybinary normsLGBTQ
Bluefish
2011 Middle grade fictionA boy moves to a new town where he lives with his alcoholic grandpa. He is befriended by a difficult and hilarious classmate who helps him see things in a new way.
friendshipfamily issuespersonal growth
The Key to Every Thing
2018 Middle grade fictionNotable work; details not specified in source.
Bibliography
- Mrs. Estronsky and the U.F.O.
- Mousetraps
- Circle the Truth
- Bluefish
- Lizard Radio
- The Key to Every Thing
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic and engaging teen portrayals
- Recurring Motifs
- gender and identitybullying and friendship
Legacy
American author of innovative young adult and middle grade fiction challenging gender norms, best known for winning the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for Lizard Radio.
Trivia
- Grew up in rural Wisconsin.
- Decided to write for children after reading S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders in sixth grade.
- American non-binary and transgender writer.