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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 LGBT community. First presented in 1994, the award was named in memory of playwright Robert Chesley.[1] The award was discontinued in 2008.

Winners

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Awards: The 18th Annual Triangles". Shelf Awareness. 2006-05-12. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ a b "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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