Awards & Winners

Eric Marcus

Date of Birth 12-November-1958
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Writer, Author, Television Producer, Film Producer
Eric Marcus is an American non-fiction writer. His works are primarily of LGBT interest, including Breaking the Surface, the autobiography of gay Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, which became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990, which won the Stonewall Book Award. Other topics he's addressed in his writing include suicide and pessimistic humor. Marcus received his B.A. from Vassar College in 1980 where he majored in Urban Studies. He earned his Master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1984 and a Master's degree in real estate development in 2003, also from Columbia University. He was an associate producer for Good Morning America and CBS Morning News.

Awards by Eric Marcus

Check all the awards nominated and won by Eric Marcus.

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies/Non-fiction Out in All Directions: Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America

1993


Stonewall Book Awards - Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
Honored for : Making History: An Oral History of the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, 1945-1990

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Stonewall Book Awards - Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Making History: An Oral History of the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, 1945-1990

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Nonfiction Making History: An Oral History of the Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights, 1945-1990

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Nonfiction The Male Couple's Guide: Finding a Man, Making a Home, Building a Life