Awards & Winners

Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Date of Birth 07-September-1961
Place of Birth Molokai
(Hawaiian Islands)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Writer, Novelist, Poet
Lois-Ann Yamanaka is an American poet and novelist from Hawaiʻi. Many of her critically acclaimed literary works are written in Hawaiian Pidgin, and some of her writing has dealt with controversial ethnic issues. In particular, her works confront themes of Asian American families and the local culture of Hawaiʻi.

Awards by Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Check all the awards nominated and won by Lois-Ann Yamanaka.

2000


American Book Awards
Honored for : Heads by Harry

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult Name Me Nobody