Robert Chesley Award

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The Robert Chesley Award was an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle to honour drama works by playwrights in the LGBTQ community. First presented in 1994, the award was named in memory of playwright Robert Chesley. [1] The award was discontinued in 2008.

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Winners

Award winners [2]
YearCategoryRecipientRef.
1994Lifetime Achievement Doric Wilson
Playwriting Lisa Kron
1995Playwriting Victor Lodato
1996Lifetime Achievement Robert Patrick
Susan Miller
1997Playwriting Paula Vogel
1998Playwriting Chay Yew
1999Playwriting Madeleine Olnek
2000Playwriting Jeff Weiss
2001Lifetime Achievement María Irene Fornés
2002Emerging Talent Christopher Shinn [3]
Shelia Callaghan [3]
2003Playwriting Alvin Carmines, Jr.
H.M. Koutoukas
2004Playwriting Rebecca Ranson
Jane Shepard
2005Emerging Playwright Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Lifetime Achievement Michael Kearns
2006Playwriting Kathleen Warnock [4]
Megan Terry [4]
2007Emerging Playwright Chris Weikel [5]
Lifetime Achievement Eric Bentley [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Publishing Triangle". www.publishingtriangle.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved Jun 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Robert Chesley Award for Lesbian and Gay Playwriting". The Publishing Triangle . Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. 1 2 Shinn, Christopher (2002-06-19). "Christopher Shinn and Sheila Callaghan Win Chesley Awards". TheaterMania.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. 1 2 "Awards: The 18th Annual Triangles". Shelf Awareness . 2006-05-12. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. 1 2 "Awards: Publishing Triangle, Ferro-Grumley, Chesley". Shelf Awareness . 2007-05-08. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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