Sunday, June 10, 2007

Warning...Many Words Ahead!

Tonight you have lots to read. We start with a short ramble from Mary Griggs about the GCLS and then on to a huge list of updates.
And the Winners Are...

The Third Annual Golden Crown Literary Awards were held last night in Atlanta, GA. There were an enormous number of talented authors and incredible tales that were nominated. For a full list, go to www.gclscon.com/Awards-Finalists.html.

The winners are:

Dramatic General Fiction
1) Snow Moon Rising by Lori L. Lake
2) The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
3) Gold Mountain by Anne Azel

Speculative Fiction
1) Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon
2) The Empress and the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher
3) Sister Lost, Sister Found by Jeanne G'Fellers

Mystery, Thriller and Adventure Fiction
1) Idaho Code by Joan Opyr
2) First Instinct by JLee Myer
3) The Killing Room by Gerri Hill

Erotic Fiction
1) Wild Abandon by Ronica Black
2) Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman
3) 18th and Castro by Karin Kallmaker

Anthology, Short Story and Essay Collections
1) Hit by a Farm by Catherine Friend

Romance Fiction
1) Fresh Tracks by Georgia Beers
2) Behind the Pine Curtain by Gerri Hill
3) Promising Hearts by Radclyffe

Debut Author Award
1) Combust the Sun by Andrews and Austin
2) Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon
3) She Waits by Kate Sweeney

The Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award (presented by Ann Bannon-how cool was that?)
1) Snow Moon Rising by Lori L. Lake

The Director's Award for Tireless Work on Behalf of GCLS
1) Kathy LeNoir

Trailblazer Award - Jane Rule

Congratulations to all of the authors who were considered and who won. I've got a report on the four day event on my blog at marygriggs.livejournal.com/.

For more information on the Golden Crown Literary Society, visit www.goldencrown.org.

Regards,
Mary
www.marygriggs.com


Okay, folks, make sure to check out Mary's report and please give her a thank you for sharing with us all as well. Also a big congrats to all the winners! Anyone else want to share words about the event let us know. Now on to a really large update. Can we say Kim Possible anyone?

Elisa

3 comments:

Tamara said...

I'd just like to say I HATE KIM POSSIBLE!!!!

E said...

You are just a little frustrated by this update...you may love it eventually. Hate is a very strong word, perhaps frustration was more of what you were looking for?

Tamara said...

No, hate is exactly the word I was looking for.