Announcement from Mary Griggs on GCLS Winners

Take it away!

Golden Crown Literary Society (http://www.goldencrown.org/) held its 6th Annual Conference in Orlando. The highlight of the conference is the Awards Reception on Saturday night.

The winners of this year's Goldies are:

Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award
Beggar of Love by Lee Lynch

Anthology (Non-Erotica)
And Baby Makes More ed. by S. Goldberg and C. Brush
Year's Best Lesbian Fiction '08 ed. by Fran Walker


Debut Author
Keile's Chance by Dillon 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

Historical Romance
Backwards to Oregon by Jae
Kicker's Journey by Lois Cloarec Hart

Lesbian Erotica
Attractions of the Heart by Cheri Crystal
Night's Kiss by Catherine Lundoff

Mystery/Thriller
Possessing Morgan by Erica 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 Kristin 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 Lynn Ames, Georgia Beers, JD Glass, SX Meagher and Susan Smith

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 Dillon Watson
Stranded by Blayne Cooper
Worth Every Step by KG MacGregor

Directors' Award - Rosa Moran
Trailblazer Award - Ellen Hart

Many thanks to Lynn Pierce of LesFicUnbound who posted the list of winners first! If you love lesbian fiction, join that yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lesfic_unbound/

The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is a literary and educational organization for the enjoyment, discussion, and enhancement of lesbian literature. Our 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.

See everyone next year at the GCLS Conference! It will be the second week of June in Orlando, so make your plans now!

Mary Griggs
http://www.marygriggs.com

Congrats to all the winners! Enjoy your update.

Peace, Health, and Happiness.
Elisa

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