Nancy Rawles Explained

Nancy Rawles is an American playwright, novelist, and teacher. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award.

Life

Rawles grew up in Los Angeles. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism. Rawles studied play writing in Chicago with Linda Walsh Jenkins and Steven Carter. She later studied with C. Bernard Jackson of the Los Angeles (Inner City) Cultural Center and Valerie Curtis Newton of The Hansberry Project. She is a contributor to the Female Sexual Ethics Project at Brandeis University under the direction of Bernadette Brooten, Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Christian Studies.[1]

Awards

In 2005, Booklist included My Jim on their list of year's the best "Adult Books for Young Adults".[2]

In 2007, Rawles received an Artist Trust Fellowship in Fiction.

Awards for Rawles's writing!Year!Work!Award!Result!
2009My JimSeattle Reads
1998Love Like GumboAmerican Book AwardWinner
1998Washington State Governor's Writers Award
2000Astraea Foundation, Claire of the Moon Award for Fiction
2006My JimAlex AwardsWinner[3] [4]
2006My JimHurston/Wright Legacy Award in FictionWinner[5] [6]

Works

Novels

Criticism

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Rawles Beyond Slavery Feminist Sexual Ethics Project Brandeis University Brandeis University. www.brandeis.edu. 2019-01-02. 2021-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206143752/https://www.brandeis.edu/projects/fse/conferences/beyond-slavery/presenters/nancy-rawles.html. live.
  2. Web site: 2006-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2005 . 2024-04-30 . . 2024-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501023157/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=2832899 . live .
  3. Web site: 2006 Alex Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130823192227/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/alexawards/annotations/06alex . August 23, 2013 . 2013-05-05.
  4. Web site: 2006-03-01 . Alex Awards: 2006 . 2024-04-30 . . 2024-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501023203/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=1583639 . live .
  5. Web site: 2006-11-07 . Awards: Goncourt, Hurston/Wright, Thurber . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001224947/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=316 . October 1, 2017 . 2024-04-29 . Shelf Awareness.
  6. Web site: The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331061640/https://aalbc.com/books/hw-award-winning-books.php . March 31, 2023 . 2024-04-29 . . en.