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GCLS

Goldie Award Finalists Announced

April 26, 2023 By Anne Hagan

In March, we created a lengthy post here containing an overview of all the sapphic books that were finalists for a Lambda Literary Award (Lammy). There were 50 books we were able to glean that were primarily sapphic in nature.

The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) was formed more than twenty years ago as a membership organization to revel in, promote, and reward what was then known as lesbian fiction. In a couple of changes over recent years the organization has progressed through usage of the term ‘women loving women literature’ to the more current and more inclusive ‘sapphic literature.’ It is also an open organization now. Membership and dues are no longer required.

Goldie FinalistThe Goldie’s are awarded in July of each year to winning finalists from books published between January 1st and December 31st of the year prior. There are 18 categories for 2023 Goldie awards including the annual Tee Corinne cover design award, and a new category for audiobook narrators.

Typically, well over 300 books are submitted to the GCLS judging panel for Goldie consideration. Some years, there have been 600 or more books. This year there are 120 finalists in various categories with some duplicates (debut novel and also in the book’s genre, for example). Unlike the Lammy award finalists which are a mix of academic press, large press, and small press works, plus some indie books, Goldie award finalists tend to come from small sapphic presses, small LGBTQ presses, and indie authors.

One Goldie category stands out for readers of sapphic literature: The Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award category. Books can be submitted in all categories by readers, authors, and publishers. Most categories except for the Ann Bannon Award and the Tee Corrine Cover Design Award are vetted by a panel of judges who read each entry and score it in the software of a tabulating firm. The firm releases the finalists based on ratio of one finalist for every so many entries. The other two categories are voted on in a couple of rounds by GCLS members (formerly)/readers.

There are 18 Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award Finalists for 2023. A few have previously been profiled on this site. The finalists are:

Beyond Any Experience

Beyond Any Experience

Ann E. Terpstra NineStar Press
Broken Beyond Repair

Broken Beyond Repair

Emily Banting Sapphfic Publishing
Christmas Mouse

Christmas Mouse

Rachel Spangler Brisk Press
Dead Letters from ParadiseDead Letters from Paradise Ann McMan Bywater Books
DelafieldDelafield Katherine V. Forrest Spinsters Ink
Endurance

Elaine Burnes Mindancer Press/Bedazzled Ink
Falling For Who

Falling for Who

Erica Lee Self-published
Full Circle

Full Circle

Susan X. Meagher Brisk Press
If I Don’t Ask

If I don't Ask

E. J. Noyes Bella Books
Just a Touch Away

Just a Touch Away

Jae Ylva Publishing
No Strings

No Strings

Lucy Bexley Self-published
Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity

Observations on the Danger of Female Curiosity

Suzanne Moss Aesculus Books
Purposefully Accidental

Purposefully Accidental

G Benson Self-published
The Barrens

The Barrens

Kurt Johnson & Ellie Johnson Arcade – Skyhorse
The Forever and The Now

The Forever and the Now

KJ Self-published
The Last Lavender Sister

The Last Lavender Sister

Melissa Brayden Bold Strokes Books
The New Shore

The New Shore

Caren J. Werlinger Corgyn Publishing
The Santorini Setup

The Santorini Setup

Becky Bohan Nanbec Books

 

 

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: Award, Awards, GCLS, Golden Crown Literary Society, Goldie, Goldies, literature, sapphic

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