Alma
Routsong
Born:
11/26/1924
Traverse City
,
MI
Died: 10/04/1996
Parents: Carl John Routsong, Esther Routsong
Spouse: Bruce Brodie, divorced in 1962
Children: Natalie, Joyce, Charlotte, Louise
Address(es):
Last known address:
Poughkeepsie , NY
Died: 10/04/1996
Parents: Carl John Routsong, Esther Routsong
Spouse: Bruce Brodie, divorced in 1962
Children: Natalie, Joyce, Charlotte, Louise
Address(es):
Last known address:
Poughkeepsie , NY
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Laurel - As Isobel Miller |
Fiction | Adult | Tallahassee, Fla. : Naiad Press | 1996 | |
|
A Dooryard Full of Flowers: And Other Short Pieces - Under pseudonym Isabel Miller |
Fiction | Adult | Tallahassee, FL : Naiad Press | 1993 | |
|
Side by Side - Under pseudonym Isabel Miller |
Fiction | Adult | Tallahassee, Fla. : Naiad Press | 1990 | |
|
The Love of Good Women - Under pseudonym Isabel Miller |
Fiction | Adult | Tallahassee, FL : Naiad Press | 1986 | |
|
Patience and Sarah - Originally published as A Place for Us |
Fiction | Adult | New York, McGraw-Hill | 1969 -1972 | |
|
A Place for Us - Under pseudonym Isabel Miller. Republished, 2005. |
Fiction | Adult | New York, Bleeker Street Press | 1969 | |
|
A Round Shape - as Alma Routsong |
Fiction | Adult | Boston: Houghton Mifflin | 1959 | |
|
A Gradual Joy - as Alma Routsong A young couple after the war settled down in G. I. married-student housing at Michigan State University to finish their education. The veteran and former Wave nurse who fell in love in a Navy hospital joined the trailer colony in East Lansing. |
Fiction , Michigan | Adult | Boston : Houghton Mifflin | 1953 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
2nd ed. says, " Active in the gay liberation movement since 1970."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| American Library Association Gay Book Award for Patience and Sarah | 1971 |
| Friends of American Writers Award for A Gradual Joy | 1954 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| American Women Writers, volume 5 | 1994 |
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Contemporary Lesbian Writers of the United States | 1993 |
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
|
Michigan in Fiction
- Michigan Department of Education |
1976 |
| Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 49-52 | 1975 |
|
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed.
- Listed: 1960, 1980 |
1960 -1980 |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1949 |
| Attended | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo , MI | 1942 -1944 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Columbia University | New York | 1968 -1971 |
| Hospital Apprentice | U.S. Navy Waves | 1945 -1946 | |
| Writer |
Other Resources:
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