Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award

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The Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award is an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle to honor achievement by an emerging LGBTQ writer. The prize is presented to a writer who has shown exceptional talent and the promise of continued literary success and significance in the future.[1]

From 2013 to 2016, the award was presented by Lambda Literary Foundation as a Lambda Literary Award, until taken over by Publishing Triangle. First presented by Publishing Triangle in 2017, the award was named in memory of American author and psychotherapist Betty Berzon, who won the fight to have the American Psychiatric Association declassify homosexuality as a mental illness,[2] and contributed to LGBTQ advocacy throughout her lifetime.[3] The award is sponsored by Berzon's widow, Teresa DeCrescenzo.[4][5]

Recipients[]

Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award winners
Year Recipient Ref.
2013 Sassafras Lowrey [6]
2014 Imogen Binnie [7]
2015 [8]
Daisy Hernández
2017 Chinelo Okparanta [9]
2018 Sarah Perry [10]
2019 [11]
2020 Oliver Baez Bendorf [12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. ^ "Betty Berzon | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ "Betty Berzon, 78; Writer, Psychotherapist, Activist Helped Establish L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center". Los Angeles Times. 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ "Teresa DeCrescenzo | USC Libraries". libraries.usc.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. ^ "The Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. ^ "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced! | Lambda Literary". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. ^ Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award, retrieved 2020-03-18
  8. ^ Thrasher, Steven W. (2015-06-02). "John Waters receives 'crown of queer royalty' at 27th Lambda literary awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. ^ "Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "WRI_Sarah Perry '13 Wins Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  11. ^ "Finalists, Achievement Winners Announced for 2019 Triangle Lit Awards". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  12. ^ "Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists, Yiyun Li's Virtual Book Club, and More". Poets & Writers. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  13. ^ "Oliver Baez Bendorf Wins Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award". The Publishing Triangle. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

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