Awards
- 1989 - Lambda Literary Award "Best Lesbian Small Press Book" for Trash: Short Stories
- 1989 - Lambda Literary Award "Best Lesbian Fiction" for Trash: Short Stories
- 1992 - National Book Award finalist for Bastard Out of Carolina
- 1992 - Ferro-Grumley Award for Bastard Out of Carolina
- 1992 - Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Bastard Out of Carolina
- 1995 - Lesbian Book Award for Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature
- 1995 - New York Times Book Review notable book of the year Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
- 1998 - Lambda Literary Award "Best Lesbian Fiction" for Cavedweller
- 1998 - Lillian Smith Prize finalist for Cavedweller
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