Nancy Rawles
Nancy Rawles is an American playwright, novelist, and teacher. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Award.
Life edit
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 edit
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.[citation needed]
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | My Jim | Seattle Reads | [citation needed] | |
| 1998 | Love Like Gumbo | American Book Award | Winner | [citation needed] |
| 1998 | Washington State Governor's Writers Award | [citation needed] | ||
| 2000 | Astraea Foundation, Claire of the Moon Award for Fiction | [citation needed] | ||
| 2006 | My Jim | Alex Awards | Winner | [3][4] |
| 2006 | My Jim | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction | Winner | [5][6] |
Works edit
Novels edit
- Love Like Gumbo. Fjord Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-940242-75-3.
- Crawfish Dreams. Random House, Inc. 2003. ISBN 978-0-385-50418-8.
- My Jim. Crown Publishers. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4000-5400-8.
Criticism edit
- Rawles, Nancy (July 10, 2005). "Chains of Madness". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
References edit
- ^ "Nancy Rawles | Beyond Slavery | Feminist Sexual Ethics Project | Brandeis University | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2005". Booklist. 2006-01-01. from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "2006 Alex Awards". from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ "Alex Awards: 2006". Booklist. 2006-03-01. from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Awards: Goncourt, Hurston/Wright, Thurber". Shelf Awareness. 2006-11-07. from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". African American Literature Book Club. from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
External links edit
- "Nancy Rawles Revisits a Twain Character for 'My Jim'", NPR, Alan Cheuse, February 22, 2005
- Barbara Lloyd McMichael (May 3, 2009). ""Seattle Reads:" Huck Finn's adventure, Jim's ordeal". The Seattle Times.
- Frances Dinger (May 27, 2009). . The Seattle University Spectator. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009.
- Sarah Anne Johnson, ed. (2006). "I Try to Write Rhythmically". The Very Telling: Conversations with American Writers. UPNE. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-58465-594-7.
- Erin Texeira (April 4, 2005). "'My Jim' adds slave's insight to Huck's story". The Los Angeles Times.
- "The Importance of Place: Lisa Albers talks with prominent local authors about their writing", Seattle Woman