The Golden Crown Literary Society, a group dedicated to recognizing lesbian literature, has just released the list of winners for their 2010 GCLS awards. Here they are:
Anthology (Non-Erotica)
And Baby Makes More, edited by Goldberg and C. Rose
Year’s Best Lesbian Fiction ’08, edited by Fran Walker
Debut Author:
Keile’s Chance by Dillion Watson
October’s Promise by Marianne Garver
Waltzing at Midnight by Robbi McCoy
Dramatic/General Fiction:
Detours by Jane Vollbrecht
Family Affair by Saxon Bennett
Gemini by Geonn Cannon (First male writer to win a Goldie, only one of 3 to be nominated!)
Erotica:
Attractions of the Heart by Cheri Crystal
Nights Kiss by Catherine Lundoff
Historical Romance:
Backwards to Oregon by Jae
Kicker’s Journey by Loic Cloarec Hart
Mystery/Thriller:
Possessing Morgan by Erical Lawson
Veritas by Anne Laughlin
Who’ll Be Dead For Christmas by Kate Sweeney
Paranormal Romance:
Barking at the Moon by Nene Adams
Everafter by Nell Stark and Trinity Tam
Poetry:
Bird Eating Bird by Kristen Naca
In Praise of Falling by Cheryl Dumesnil
The Heart’s Traffic by Ching-in Chen
Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure:
Next of Kin by Jae
The Scorpion by Gerri Hill
Thief of Always by Kim Baldwin and Xenia Alexiou
Short Story/Essay/Collections (Non-Erotica):
Mean Little Deaf Queer by Terry Galloway
My Sweet Wild Dance by Mikaya Heart
Outsiders by K. Sweeney, JD Glass, L Ames, S Smith, and G Beers
Speculative Fiction:
Forever Mine by KD Williamson
Second Nature by Jae
The Veil of Sorrow by Crystal Michallet-Romero
Traditional Contemporary Romance:
Keile’s Chance by Dillion Watson
Stranded by Blayne Cooper
Worth Every Step by KG MacGregor
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award:
Beggar of Love by Lee Lynch
Director’s Award:
Rosa Moran
Have you read any of the winners? What did you think of them?
