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#OutWriters – Big Buzz About Upcoming Lesbian Book Awards

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There’s a lot of anticipation about this year’s Golden Crown Awards (aka Goldies), the annual book awards held by The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS), a non-profit organisation which is devoted to the promotion, education and recognition of lesbian writing.

With three Goldie nominations, US-based Cleis Press looks set to make the headlines at the 2014 ceremony. The progressive indie publisher stands to win three awards for an LGBT crime novel and two anthologies of lesbian romance stories.

Brenda Knight, Cleis CEO, is proud of her company’s achievement in particular and the Goldies in general:

‘Certain books are getting a lot of attention because they’re the best. Laura Antoniou’s (a Cleis author) The Killer Wore Leather was nominated for both a Lammy and a Goldie, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. The protagonist, Detective Rebecca Feldblum, not just investigates a case but falls in love.’

Cleis’s Best Lesbian Romance 2014 (edited by Radclyffe) Wild Girls, Wild Nights (edited by Sachhi Green) have also been nominated for Goldies.

Cleis Press’s brand new project, Out Writers, is a celebration of Pride Month and you too can get involved by sharing some thoughts about why you feel LGBT writing is important and/or why you write: #OutWriters on Twitter or Facebook.

Cleis specialise in challenging and intelligent books across all genres, including literary fiction, creative nonfiction, romance, crime, erotica, academic studies, pulp fiction, memoir and sex guides.

GCLS offer learning opportunities, assistance and encouragement to lesbian authors and ; support and promote high-quality lesbian fiction and nonfiction. The Goldies have been running annually since 2005.

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