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  • Take up the Challenge !

    14 May 2012 13:26 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Take up the GCLS Challenge to bring the most new people to the Con !  Win a Kindle Fire...  Check your GCLS emails for details.
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  • Character Auction ends May 5th ! Get your bid in now !

    29 April 2012 17:48 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Click on "Character Auction" on the left of this page, to find out which authors have donated a "character" in one of their future books for you to bid on !
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  • Character Auction Begins tomorrow !

    20 April 2012 19:55 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Want to have your name as a character in a book ?  Click on "Character Auction" on the left hand side of this page !
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  • Updated Con Schedule now available

    19 April 2012 14:54 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    See Annual Conference / Preliminary Schedule.  Check back regularly, the schedule will be updated from time to time over the next few weeks.
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  • Ann Bannon - Second Round of Voting is now open!

    19 April 2012 14:52 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Be heard !   Place your vote for your favorite book in the finalists for the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award for 2012.  Go to Awards / 2012 Finalists / Ann Bannon Finalists.
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  • Woo Hoo !! We did it !

    17 January 2012 07:11 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Many thanks to Carrie Knight (Website guru extraordinaire), Mary Beth Panici, Pol Robinson, Patty Schramm and all the Board.  It was a true team effort !
    And thanks to all our members for your patience, and for your generous contributions to make this all possible.
    If you see something that isn't working properly, or typos, or have any suggestions or requests - please contact me at web@goldencrown.org.
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  • GOING LIVE! Night of January 16th, 2012

    16 January 2012 11:21 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    This site will be our official website as of the night of January 16th.  We aren't committing to a time yet... but when you wake up the morning of the 17th - start using the http://goldencrown.org URL to access this site !
    YEAH !
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  • The new site is almost ready !

    30 December 2011 11:50 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    The current estimated date to launch the new website is January 16th - after the nomination period for the 2012 Goldies has ended !

    REMEMBER - your login is now your email address !  If you can't login, contact web@goldencrown.org
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  • GCLS 2012 CONference

    17 November 2011 19:36 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    The 2012 conference planning is in full swing. Read more details here.
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  • CALL for Nominations for 2012 Goldie Awards

    01 November 2011 10:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Greetings GCLS Members and Friends of the GCLS.

    This page contains the Call for Nominations for the 2012 GCLS Goldie Awards.   Please refer to the Awards Guidelines prior to submitting nominations for a 2012 Goldie Award. All information provided in nominations will be viewed by the Awards Administrator and kept confidential.

    There are three steps to making a nomination:

    1)    Select, complete and submit online the appropriate 2012 Nomination Form no later than January 15, 2012.   Note: Incomplete, incorrect or late nominations will not be accepted.
    2)    Submit payment for total number of nominations online no later than January 17, 2012.  Note: The cost of each nomination is $25.00.
    3)    Submit THREE copies of the book being nominated which must be received by the Awards Administrator no later than January 17, 2012.

    NOTE:  There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to the dates listed above.  All three components of a nomination MUST be completed and received by the Awards Administrator no later than the dates listed above.

    Directions:

    Step One:   Click here to access the 2012 online nomination forms.
    Step Two: Click here to make your payment online, once you have completed all nominations.
    Step Three: Mail three (3) copies of each book nominated to the Awards Administrator at the following address:

    GCLS Awards Administrator
    3912 23rd Ave.  So.
    Minneapolis, MN 55407-3039

    NOTE: For those nominating an eBook – please submit three (3) professionally bound hard copies of the nomination, per the Awards Guidelines. There will be no exceptions.

    If you have any questions, please contact the Awards Administrator at awards@goldencrown.org .

    Sincerely,

    Judy Kerr
    GCLS Awards Administrator

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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.The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is a growing organization that brings people together who are interested in the enjoyment, discussion, and enhancement of lesbian literature.

An all-volunteer effort relying on the expertise of its members, the GCLS works to develop programs that provide ways for readers and writers to interact, to encourage and assist new writers and established authors, and to recognize and promote lesbian literary work. The GCLS is open to anyone interested in these goals.

 

The GCLS is continually searching for those interested in helping the GCLS grow and prosper. If you would like to serve on an advisory board, please email the director of the department you would like to work with, or contact one of the other advisory board members for more information.

The Golden Crown Literary Society is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is the promotion of, and education related to, lesbian fiction.
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