Goldie Winners

First a quick note from me. Thank you to everybody who offered suggestions for removing the blood from my chinos. The majority of suggestions seemed to be in favour of hydrogen peroxide. From this I gather that it's a fairly common household commodity in the USA. Unfortunately not here. The first two chemist's (a chemist's shop is kind of like a combination pharmacy/drugstore I think) I tried hadn't got a clue. The third knew what it was and could order it for me but didn't stock it. Even our local BOOTS didn't stock it. It's not something we use. If we cut ourselves it's TCP liquid or Dettol we use. And then Savlon Cream or Germolene and a bit of Elastoplast (Band Aid). But thanks for trying to help. In the end I bought a blood and milk Stain Devil which did the trick.

Now, this past weekend was The GCLS con at which they presented the Goldie Awards for excellence in lesbian fiction. At the request of Mary Griggs, Director of Public Relations for GCLS we hereby present you with the list of winners.

Traditional Contemporary Romance

Tomahawk'd by Diane Bauden; Trails Merge by Rachel Spangler; and Without Warning by KG MacGregor

Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure

Hotel Liaison by JLee Meyer; Partners by Gerri Hill; and Secrets So Deep by KG MacGregor

Historical Romance

A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend and Midnight Melodies by Megan Carter (Frankie Jones)

Paranormal Romance

Whispering Pines by Mavis Applewater

Mystery

Gloria's Secret by Robin Alexander; Land of Entrapment by Andi Marquette; and The Trouble With Murder by Kate Sweeney

Speculative Fiction

Residual Moon by Kate Sweeney and Yesterday Once More by Karen Badger.

Erotica

Blue Collar Lesbian Erotica edited by Verda Foster and Pat Cronin; Thirteen Hours by Meghan O'Brien.

Dramatic General Fiction

Dresses and Other Catastrophes by Dani O'conner; Last Chance at the Lost and Found by Marcia Finical; and The Mortal Groove by Ellen Hart.

Anthology (non erotic)

Sparkling Rain by Barbara Summerhawk

Short Story/Essay Collection

A Little Book of Big Christmas Tales by Anne Azel

Debut Author

Learning Curve by Rachel Spangler; Looking Through Windows by Caren J. Werlinger; and The Trouble with Emily Dickenson by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo

Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award

The Kiss That Counted by Karin Kallmaker

The GCLS Director's Award went to Shery Mills

The Trailblazer Award went to Lee Lynch.

So, there you go folks. Many congrats to each of the winners.

Ze

BtVS

• Chapter 10 of Willow Destine by Wispr (Rebelrsr's site).
  
  
• Chapter 28 of Voices from the Past by rebelrsr (Her website).
  
  
• Chapter 13 of Impulse by ophelia11 (Through the Looking Glass).
  
  
• Chapter 32 of The Apothecary by Phoenix (Through the Looking Glass).
  
  
• Earthquake by EdenLeeRaven (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of Secrets by rebelrsr (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  
• Chapter 36 of Of Little Faith by Jinxgirl (BuffynFaith.Net).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Chapter 14 of Ten by lostnfoundcause (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Part 18 of Sabotaged by lostnfoundcause (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Was it a Dream, was I in it? by lostnfoundcause (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Needing Her by Maggsie (Women in Kevlar).
  
  
• Admirer by cydi cydonia (C M Femslash).
  
  
• Part 2 of How We Lose, How We Win by frenhu (C M Femslash).
  
  
• Chapter 14 of Roadtrip by addicted-mb (C M Femslash).
  
  Criminal Minds/X-Men Crossover
  
• Whore by Alsike (C M Femslash).
  
  CSI
  
• Part 13 of This Time by tofem (Women in Kevlar).
  
  CSI:Miami
  
• Chapter 5E of Choices by sinjenkai (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• If Destiny's Kind by magicallaw (D W Femslash).
  
  
• And Then There Was a Squid by Netgirl (D W Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• The Second Sister by Rae D. Magdon (The Athenaeum).
  
  
• Bitter and Sweet by dark chocolate (The Athenaeum).
  
  
• Stronger Than Us by Lady D (The Athenaeum).
  
  
• Part 18 of Badges and Needles by Warrior Angel (Athenaeum).
  
  
• Chapter 1.11 of Flowers of Edo Nene Adams (Her website).
  
  
• Chapter 42 of Double Play by Cruise (Club Uber 2000).
  
  Twilight
  
• Chapter 3 of Going Home by k_icker (femslash fluff).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Going Home by k_icker (femslash fluff).
  
  
• Chapter 5 of Going Home by k_icker (femslash fluff).
  
  Women's Murder Club
  
• Memory Lane by k_icker (femslash fluff).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 19 of A Queen’s Tale by Melissa Good (Her website).