Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison was born on April 11th, 1949 and is currently 77 years old. Dorothy Allison was born in Greenville, SC, USA.

Dorothy Allison has written 3 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1994 with the book Skin. The most recently released was Conversations with Dorothy Allison which was released in 2012. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Dorothy at this time.

Dorothy Allison has also written the Collections series which has 2 books including The Women Who Hate Me and Trash.

Dorothy Allison: Awards & Accolades

Allison's books have won multiple awards, Bastard Out of Carolina won the Ferro-Grumley Award, Best Lesbian Fiction, in 1993. Skin won the Stonewall Book Award, Non-fiction, in 1995.

Dorothy Allison books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Bastard Out of Carolina was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1992. Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Literature, in 1994. Two or Three Things I Know for Sure was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Literature, in 1996.

Dorothy Allison: Lists & Other Mentions

• Bastard Out of Carolina has made several lists including:
  1. National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
  2. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
  3. Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time Selection in 2009.
  4. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.

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3. Louise Erdrich, author of: The Round House.
4. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
5. Tana French, author of the Dublin Murder Squad Series.

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