Derby Girl: A Memoir

Roller derby is an odd place to strike a balance in life, but Sammi straps on her skates, adjusts her spandex, tests her center of gravity, and scores points with her no-punches-pulled memoir.

“Sammi Jones’s rollicking memoir takes us into the fast-paced, hard-hitting world of women’s flat-track roller derby. With comedic prose (think Mindy Kaling, Haven Kimmell, Jenny Lawson, and Amy Poehler), Jones, through a series of experimental vignettes (including text messages, instructional illustrations, lists, a glossary of Derby-ness—even a Shakespearian sonnet!), takes us along on her journey from “fresh meat” recruit to seasoned jammer.”

—Thom Tammaro, author of 23 Poems, 31 Mornings in December, and Holding on for Dear Life

Awards for Derby Girl: A Memoir

Winner
Independent Press Awards, LGBTQ Nonfiction

Winner
IPPY Awards Gold, cover design (nonfiction)

Winner
Hermes Creative Awards Gold Winner (illustration/graphic design)

Finalist

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year in two categories: autobiography/memoir and LGBT nonfiction