Feminist Law Prof Nancy Polikoff (American) has been nominated for The Publishing Triangle’s Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction for her excellent book Beyond Straight and Gay Marriage. The Judy Grahn Award honors the American writer, cultural theorist and activist (b. 1940) best known for The Common Woman (1969) and Another Mother Tongue (rev. ed., 1984). It recognizes the best nonfiction book of the year affecting lesbian lives.
The winner will be announced on May 7 at the Tishman Auditorium of the New School for Social Research in New York City.
This is a great and well-deserved honor for Nancy’s work!
-Bridget Crawford
Update: Nancy’s work has also been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. More info here: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current_finalists.html Winners will be announced May 28. Kudos, Nancy!