The 2017 Sarton Women’s Book Awardscelebrates independently published women who are dedicated to sharing stories of their lives through memoir, biography and fiction. The program is named in honor of May Sarton, who is remembered for her contributions to women’s literature.

Memoir
Finalist:You Can’t Buy Love Like Thatby Carol E. Anderson
Finalist: I Know It In My Heart: Walking Through Grief With a Child by Mary E. Piouffe

Contemporary Fiction
Winner: Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City by Christine Evelyn Volker
Finalist: This Is How It Begins: A Novel by Joan Dempsey

Historical Fiction
Winner: Dark Lady: A Novel of Emilia Bassano Lanyer by Charlene Ball
Finalist: Eden: A Novel by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg
Finalist: When It’s Over by Barbara Ridley