Lesbian Writers Fund 1997-1998

The Lesbian Writers Fund provides grants to emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers across the U.S. Grants are determined by a panel of judges. This year, the Fund awarded a total of $26,600 to 12 women whose work shows extraordinary promise in the arenas of fiction and poetry. A portion of these awards was made possible by Skip's Sappho Fund at Astraea. Each year, awards are made from the Lesbian Writers Fund and the Lesbian Visual Arts Fund to artists located west of the Mississippi in posthumous honor of Skip Neal, a lesbian artist and Astraea supporter.

Elena Georgiou, Brooklyn, NY, Poetry Award

Nina Revoyr, Los Angeles, CA, Fiction Award

Katie Hern, San Francisco, CA, "Claire of the Moon" Award