Mickelbury Awarded Career Achievement Medal
Bywater Books would like to congratulate author Penny Mickelbury, who was named as a recipient of the Alice B Medal for career achievement in lesbian fiction. Mickelbury was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her Mimi Patterson/Gianna Maglione mystery novels, now published by...
Thorn Named to ALA’s 2020 Over the Rainbow Fiction Longlist
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Thorn, Anna Burke’s feminist retelling of Beauty and the Beast has been named to the American Library Association’s 2020 Over the Rainbow Fiction Longlist. On a cold day deep in the heart of winter, Rowan’s father...
Martinac Receives Fellowship from the N.C. Arts Council
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Paula Martinac has been named a 2019 Artist Fellowship Recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council. Raleigh, N.C. (October 21, 2019) — Eighteen artists across North Carolina have received fellowship awards from the N.C. Arts...
Washington Post’s Metro Seven Inducted into NABJ Hall of Fame
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that author Penny Mickelbury joins the other members of the Washington Post’s Metro Seven as 2019 inductees into the National Association of Black Journalists’ Hall of Fame. The following article was originally posted...
McMan Wins Lammy Award for Beowulf for Cretins
Bywater Books is pleased to announce that Ann McMan has been awarded the Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Romance Category. The winner of the 31st annual Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Romance category is author Ann McMan for Beowulf for Cretins: A Love...