The Story Circle Network has announced the winners of its Sarton and Gilda Women's Book Awards, which are open to women authors whose work is published in English in the U.S. and Canada. The Sarton Award recognizes books that "are distinguished by the compelling ways they honor the lives of women and girls and are limited to books published by independent authors and publishers." The Gilda Prize honors comedian Gilda Radner.
Winners receive a cash prize of $100, a commemorative award, gold seals, and a virtual seal for their websites, as well as advertising in SCN's e-letters and website and a year’s membership in SCN. This year's winners are:
Sarton Award
Memoir: Hiding for My Life: Being Gay in the Navy by Karen Solt (She Writes Press)
Contemporary fiction: Almost Family by Ann Bancroft (She Writes Press)
Historical fiction: Traces by Patricia L. Hudson (University Press of Kentucky)
Nonfiction: Garden Inventories: Reflections on Land, Place and Belonging by Mariam Pirbhai (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers)
Young adult fiction: Don't Pity the Desperate by Anna B. Moore (Unsolicited Press)
Gilda Prize
Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences by Gila Pfeffer (The Experiment)