Nancy Garden
American fiction writer (1938–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nancy Garden (May 15, 1938 – June 23, 2014) was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults, best known for the lesbian novel Annie on My Mind. She received the 2003 Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association recognizing her lifetime contribution in writing for teens, citing Annie alone.[1][2]
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Born | May 15, 1938 (1938-05-15) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | June 23, 2014(2014-06-23) (aged 76) Carlisle, Massachusetts |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1971–2012 |
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Literary movement | LGBT literature |
Notable work | Annie on My Mind |
Notable awards | Margaret Edwards Award 2003 |
Partner | Sandy Scott (45 years) |
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Annie On My Mind was awarded the Lee Lynch Classic Award by the Golden Crown Literary Society in 2014, cited as one of the most important classics in lesbian literature. [citation needed]