GCLS is committed to increasing the visibility and integrity of sapphic & women loving women (WLW) literature, through education, promotion, & recognition.
The Goldie Awards for Contemporary Romance - Long Novels go to:
*Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae
*Reaping the Benefits by E.J. Noyes
*Spindrift by Anna Burke
*Finding Jessica Lambert by Clare Ashton
We're happy to announce that our 2024 Annual Conference will be taking place in the Twin Cities, MN, July 10th - 14th. More details, including ticket sales, will be announced in the next few days. We're looking forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary with you all!
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Alison Bechdel
@AlisonBechdel
is the recipient of the 2023 GCLS Trailblazer Award. The Award is granted for lifetime achievement & is presented each year to one author in recognition of contributions to sapphic & women-loving-women literature. More info:
We're really looking forward to seeing everyone in Denver, but for those that can't join us, we have some exciting news, we will be streaming the Goldie Awards live this year on our YouTube channel!
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2022 GCLS Annual Conference Keynote Sheree L. Greer challenged us to allow each other our differences while appreciating our similarities and to always lead with love
@shereelgreer
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In the category of 'General Non-Fiction' the Golden Crown Literary Society congratulates Carmen Maria Machado for her book, 'In the Dream House.'
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Do you love reading sapphic books? Enjoy sapphic audiobooks? GCLS is looking for volunteers to be judges for the 2024 Goldies. The call for judges is open until 14th August. For more information -
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The The Goldie Award winners for Contemporary Romance Mid-Length Novels go to:
Temptation by Kris Bryant
Blades of Bluegrass by D. Jackson Leigh
Don't Cry for Me by Rachel Lacey
Hopeless Romantic by Georgia Beers
The Goldie Award winners for Debut Novel are:
*The Company Daughters by Samantha Rajaram
*Queerleaders by M.B. Guel
*The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen
*From Darkness by Kate Hazel Hall
As the conference comes to a close we wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has made this conference such a success. It has been the culmination of the power and spirit of committed volunteers and staff.
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On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia we are reminded that phobia means fear, and with over a quarter of book bans impacting LGBTQIA+ authors & themes, GCLS reaffirms its commitment to supporting and increasing the visibility of our community.
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GCLS Trailblazer Katherine V. Forrest shared a heartfelt and touching tribute to her friend and groundbreaking author, Claire McNab.
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The Historical Fiction Goldie Award goes to J.E. Leak 2J_E_Leak for In the Shadow of Victory (Shadow Series Book 4). Congratulations!
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We have a new blog post out today - 'Community Pieces' -
@sagaciousapphic
talks about the importance of the GCLS community and our dedication to building, nurturing, and celebrating a diverse community.
GCLS celebrated the life and legacy of Elana Dykewomon during the 18th Annual GCLS Goldie Award Ceremony. Elana was selected as the 2022 GCLS Trailblazer this spring, accepting her award by pre-recorded video. You can view this here
GCLS is thrilled to announce that award-winning author, Lynn Ames, will be headlining the 2023 GCLS Annual Conference - June 28-July 2, in Denver, Colorado. More info here:
Conference info including registration & sponsorships:
The vote counting is over! Your GCLS board welcomes Michelle Dunkley to the Director of Membership team. We thank everyone who ran and everyone who voted. The board will be reaching out to the other candidates too, to get them involved in the future of GCLS.
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In the category of 'Contemporary Romance Long,' the Golden Crown Literary Society congratulates E. J. Noyes for her book, 'If the Shoe Fits.'
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The Romantic Blend Goldie Award goes to E. J. Noyes
@zgrokit
for Integrity: Book One in the Halcyon Division Series. Congratulations!
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This Lesbian Visibility Day, we celebrate lesbians around the world for their achievements & contribution to our long sapphic history & the sapphic lit community! Enjoy 3 amazing lists of sapphic books with lesbian characters compiled by
@LGBTQReads
@rainbowcrate
&
@JaeFiction
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The con is on! The GCLS Virtual Conference 2020, that is. We'll have Masterclasses with
@Isabella_SBP
and
@RadclyffeBSB
, Panels, Author Readings and the Goldie Awards. The schedule for panels and classes is below. Stay tuned for more.
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In the category of 'Contemporary Romance Short' the Golden Crown Literary Society congratulates Kris Bryant for her book, 'Listen.'
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Change means opportunity. From this month, we will move away from a membership model to a supporter model. This will help us increase the visibility of sapphic and WLW literature.
Read more about our plans here:
Join us for the January Virtual Series event - "Fan Fiction: The People's Genre" on January 14, 2023, at 1pm PST/4pm EST/9pm GMT/6am AEST (11/09).
With
@virginiablk517
, Patrice James, Nikki Little, Gemma McErlean,
@ReallyMcKay
&
@WritingRoslyn
Register:
The GCLS is pleased to announce the Writing Academy 2020-2021 Bridge Builder scholarship recipient, Danni Inman.
Danni is a graduate of St John’s University with a degree in psychology. They applied for the Bridge Builder scholarship because being an author was a lifelong dream.
In the category of 'Contemporary Romance Long,' the Golden Crown Literary Society congratulates Jae for her book, 'The Roommate Arrangement.'
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The GCLS would like to congratulate Director of Education Anna Burke, recent Director of Inclusion Cheryl Head, and members Clare Ashton, Jae, A.E. Radley, Anne Shade, and Ali Vali for being Lambda Literary Awards finalists. Good luck to them and to all of the finalists!
"Today, the Court, for the first time in its history, grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class.” Whether it's cakes, websites, or any other service, GCLS supports those that support our intersectional community.
We'll be announcing our 2024 Annual Conference at 10am EST on September 1st. In the meantime here's some clues on the destination. We'll be back tomorrow with more clues!
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We were thrilled to have Lynn Ames as our Keynote speaker in Denver. She delved into the power of storytelling & its impact on the LGBTQ+ community as well as exploring the themes of identity, love & social change. The full keynote can be found here
We’re thrilled to be hosting another Virtual Auction following the enormous success of our first-ever online auction in 2021
We thank our donors for their support & wish all the bidders the very best of luck!
The GCLS would like to congratulate authors and members Lynn Ames and Penny Mickelbury who, along with Jeanette Winterson, have been named as the 2020 winners of the Alice B Readers Award for career achievement in lesbian fiction.
Congratulations ladies!