Alexis De Veaux (sometimes as Alexis DeVeaux) (born 1948) is an American writer and illustrator. She chaired the Department of

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, at the

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Biography

De Veaux was born in

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on September 24, 1948, to Richard Hill and Mae De Veaux. She earned a

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from

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(1976), and a

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and

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from the

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. From 1979 to 1991, De Veaux wrote for ''

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'' magazine. De Veaux is a lesbian.

Awards

* 1972: Short story "Remember Him, an Outlaw" received National Black Fiction Award. * 1972: First prize from Black Creation for a short story. * 1973 best production award from Westchester Community College Drama Festival for ''Circles''. * 1974: ''NA-NI'' received

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Books for Children Award. * 1981: ''Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday'' appeared on the

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's Best Books for Young Adults list. * 1981:

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fellow * 1982: Unity in Media Award * 1984: MADRE Humanitarian Award * 1984: Fannie Lou Hamer Award * 1988: ''An Enchanted Hair Tale'' received American Library Association

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. * 1991: ''An Enchanted Hair Tale'' received Lorraine Hansberry Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. * 2005: ''Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde'' received the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for nonfiction * 2015: Yabo received the 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian General Fiction.

Publications

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References

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