Golden Crown Awards...And the Winners Are!!!

In Atlanta after a trip on the red eye, will be leaving for home at about 9:15. I plan to do a big post on the whole convention, but for now I'll leave you with the winners of the 2008 Golden Crown Literary Awards. There will be comintary when I am more awake.

The winners of the 2008 Goldies are:

Lesbian Anthology (non-erotica)
Love, Castro Street: Reflections of San Francisco edited by Katherine V. Forrest & Jim Van Buskirk, Alyson Books

Lesbian Poetry
The Human Line by Ellen Bass, Copper Canyon Press
The Islands Project by Eloise Klein Healy, Red Hen Press
Torch River by Elizabeth Philips, Brick Books

Lesbian Dramatic General Fiction
In Broad Daylight by Jane Vollbrecht, Regal Crest Enterprises
Landing by Emma Donoghue, Harcourt
The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend, Bold Strokes Books

Lesbian Short Story/Essay Collection
Are There Closets in Heaven by Carol Curoe & Robert Curoe, Syren Book Company
Deep in the Heart – A Memoir of Love and Longing by Sheila Morris, Red Letter Press
Fried & True – Tales from Rehoboth Beach by Fay Jacobs, A & M Books

Lesbian Mystery
Dark Valentine by Jennifer Fulton, Bold Strokes Books
Redress of Grievances by Brenda Adcock, Regal Crest Enterprises
The Devil Unleashed by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books

Lesbian Erotica
Crave by Catherine Lundoff, Lethe Press
Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games editted by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman, Bold Strokes Books
In Deep Waters: Cruising the Seas by Karin Kallmaker & Radclyffe, Bella Books

Lesbian Speculative Fiction
Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend, Bold Strokes Books
Queens of Tristaine by Cate Culpepper, Bold Strokes BooksR
ebels' Quest by Gun Brooke, Bold Strokes Books

Lesbian Romance
And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. Lane, Regal Crest Enterprises
Out of Love by K.G. MacGregor, Bella Books
Second Season by Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books

Lesbian Debut Author
K.E. Lane, And Playing the Role of Herself, Regal Crest Enterprises
Paula Offutt, Butch Girls Can Fix Anything, Regal Crest Enterprises
Jennifer Parello, Dateland, McKenna Publishing

The Ann Bannon GCLS Popular Choice Award
And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. Lane, Regal Crest Enterprises

The GCLS Trailblazer Award
Katherine V. Forrest

The GCLS Director's Award
Nann Dunne (she who created JAW (Just About Write, a wonderful resource for lesfic writers and readers)

Congratulations to all the winners!!!

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