Tucson Festival of Books

Jane Little Botkin (she, her)


Jane Little Botkin melds personal narratives of American families often with compelling stories of western women. A member of Western Writers of America and award-winning author, her new book "The Pink Dress, A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen" brings far West Texas to life during the 1970s’ American Counterculture era.  

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Awards: Two SPUR Awards in Biography and First Nonfiction; two Caroline Bancroft History Prizes; Barbara Sudler Award for Best Book on the West by a Woman Author; Texas Book Award for Nonfiction; Colorado Book Award finalist in Biography; Sarton Book Award Finalist in Women's Studies; Oklahoma Book Award Finalist in Biography; Willa Award finalist in Scholarly Nonfiction; High Plains Book Award finalist in Nonfiction; Independent Publisher Book Award Bronze Medal in Biography; Foreword Indies Award Bronze Medal in Women's Studies


Books:
The Pink Dress
A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
She Writes Press
September 2024
ISBN 9781647427405
304 pages

The Girl Who Dared to Defy
Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver
History / Biography
University of Oklahoma Press
September 2022
ISBN 9780806190884
336 pages