The 2012 Goldie Award Winners Announced
Posted on 17. Jun, 2012 by Edit Team in Features, News
The 2012 Golden Crown Literary Awards Winners (Goldies) were announced on Saturday, June 16th, by the Golden Crown Literary Society at their annual conference in Minneapolis.
The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is a literary and educational organization for the enjoyment, discussion, and enhancement of lesbian literature. [The Society's] goals are to support and strengthen quality lesbian literature by providing places for readers and writers to interact, to encourage and assist new writers and established authors, and to recognize and promote lesbian work.
Congratulations to all the winners!
A complete list of winners is below:
Debut Author
After The Fall by Robin Summers, Bold Strokes Books
Open Water by Pol Robinson, Bella Books
Waiting In The Wings by Melissa Brayden, Bold Strokes Books
Dramatic/General Fiction
Marching To A Different Accordion by Saxon Bennett, Bella Books
Maye’s Request by Clifford Henderson, Bold Strokes Books
Shaken And Stirred by Joan Opyr, Bywater Books
Historical Romance
Hidden Truths by Jae L-Book, ePublisher
Lesbian Erotica
A Ride To Remember and Other Erotic Tales by Sacchi Green, Lethe Press
The Collectors by Lesley Gowan, Bold Strokes Books
Golden Crown Literary Society
Mystery / Thriller
Beyond Instinct by Lynn Ames, Phoenix Rising Press
Buyer’s Remorse by Lori L.Lake, Quest/Regal Crest Enterprises
Hell’s Highway by Gerri Hill, Bella Books
Paranormal Romance
Before The Dawn by Kate Sweeney, Intaglio Publications
Blood Hunt by L.L. Raand , Bold Strokes Books
Poetry
Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney, Northwestern University Press
Things I Say To Pirates On Nights When I Miss You by Keely Hyslop, Fourteen Hills Press
Romantic/Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure
Dying To Live by Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou, Bold Strokes Books
Nothing But The Truth by Carsen Taite, Bold Strokes Books
Tats by Layce Gardner, Bella Books
Short Story/Essay/Collections (Non-Erotica)
When We Were Outlaws by Jeanne Cordova, Spinster’s Ink
Speculative Fiction
After The Fall by Robin Summers, Bold Strokes Books
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer, Sarah Diemer
When An Echo Returns by Linda Kay Silva, Bella Books
Traditional Contemporary Romance
96 Hours by Georgia Beers, Bywater Books
Camptown Ladies by Mari SanGiovanni, Bywater Books
Waiting In The Wings by Melissa Brayden, Bold Strokes Books
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award
Bingo Barge Murder, A Shay O’Hanlon Caper by Jessie Chandler, Midnight Ink
Directors’ Award
Lori L. Lake
TrailBlazer Award
Marianne K. Martin
The Lee Lynch Classic Award (New 2012)
Lee Lynch
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[...] of lesbian literature.” This is the 2012 list. The 2013 awards are soon to come. Hat tip to Lambda Literary. I am always looking to expand my reading horizons, and there are some items in speculative fiction [...]