2016 Goldie Finalists
Updated: Monday, April 18, 2016
Ann Bannon Popular Choice
A Little Bit of Spice |
Georgia Beers |
Brisk Press |
All We Lack
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Sandra Moran
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Backcast |
Ann McMan |
Bywater Books |
Just Three Words
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Melissa Brayden
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Bold Strokes Books
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Operation Stop Hate
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Jessie Chandler
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Train Wreck XPress
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The Right Time |
Susan X Meagher |
Brisk Press |
T-Minus Two
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KG MacGregor
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Bella Books
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When it Raynes
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C.D. Cain
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Anthology/Collections (Creative Non-Fiction)
Landykes of the South
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Rose Norman, Merril Mushroom, & Kate Ellison (eds.)
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Sinister Wisdom |
Retrospect: A Tazewell's Favorite Eccentric Zinethology
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Sarah Sawyers-Lovett
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Mend My Dress Press
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The Short Side of Time
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Sheila Morris |
Mockingbird Lane Press |
Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity
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Carter Sickels (ed.)
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Ooligan Press
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Anthology/Collections (Fiction)
Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists!
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Steve Berman (ed.)
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Lethe Press
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Lesbians on the Loose: Crime Writers on the Lam
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Lori L. Lake & Jessie Chandler (eds.)
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Launch Point Press
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Out Latina Lesbians |
Nivea Castro & Geny Cabral (eds.)
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Sinister Wisdom |
Riding Passion
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D. Jackson Leigh
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Bold Strokes Books
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Snake Memories and Other Stories |
Diana Rivers
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Hadra Books
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Sweet Hearts |
Melissa Brayden, Rachel Spangler, & Karis Walsh
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Bold Strokes Books
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Tales of the Grimoire - Book One
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Astrid Ohletz & Gill McKnight (eds.)
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Ylva Publishing
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Through the Hourglass - Lesbian Historical Romance
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Sacchi Green & Patty G. Henderson (eds.)
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The Liz McMullen Show Publication
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Creative Non-Fiction
Diary of a Gay, Pregnant Bride
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Kelly Frankenberg
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Self-Published
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Girl Sex 101
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Allison Moon
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Lunatic Ink
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Hive-Mind
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Gabrielle Myers
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Lisa Hagan Books
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Leaving Normal: Adventures in Gender
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Rae Theodore
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Weasel Press
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The Ghosts Who Travel with Me: A Literary Pilgrimage Through Brautigan's America
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Allison Green
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Ooligan Press
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We Came Alive in '75
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Pat Deihl
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Debut Author
Bad Idea
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Erica Yang
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Queerteen Press (an imprint of JMS Books)
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Crossed
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Meredith Doench
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Bold Strokes Books
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Golddigger
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Hilary McCollum
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Bella Books
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My Best Friend's Girl
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Blythe H. Warren
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Bella Books
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The Diplomat
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Sophia French
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Bella Books
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The Revelation of Beatrice Darby |
Jean Copeland
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Bold Strokes Books
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Threads of the Heart |
Jeannie Levig
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Bold Strokes Books
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Wishbone |
Elaine Burnes
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Dramatic/General Fiction
A Small Country About to Vanish
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Victoria Avilan
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Shaggy Dog Stories
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A Story of Now
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Emily O'Beirne
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Ylva Publishing
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All We Lack
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Sandra Moran
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Backcast
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Ann McMan
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Bywater Books
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Heyday
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Marnie Woodrow
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Tightrope Books, Inc.
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Kid
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Doreen Perrine
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Requiem for Vukovar
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Angela Koenig
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Affinity Ebook Press NZ LTD
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Wishbone
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Elaine Burnes
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Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC
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Erotica
Desire Behind Bars: Lesbian Prison Erotica
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Salome Wilde & Talon Rihai (eds.)
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Hillside Press
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Don't be Shy - A collection of Erotic Lesbian Stories
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Astrid Ohletz & Jae (eds.)
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Ylva Publishing
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Sheltered Love
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MJ Williamz
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Bold Strokes Books
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Stuck Landing
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Lauren Gallagher
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Riptide Publishing
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Summer Passion
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MJ Williamz
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Muse
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Meghan O'Brien
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Bold Strokes Books
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Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire: Lesbian Historical Military Erotica
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Sacchi Green (ed.) |
Lethe Press
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Wylde About Her
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Beth Wylde
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Desert Palm Press
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Historical Fiction
Golddigger
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Hilary McCollum
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Bella Books
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In the Company of Women
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Kate Christie
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Bella Books
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Midnight at the Orpheus
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Alyssa Linn Palmer
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Bold Strokes Books
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Petticoats and Promises
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Penelope Friday
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Bella Books
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The Revelation of Beatrice Darby
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Jean Copeland
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor
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Jess Faraday
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Tattered Heiress - Volume Two of the Charlotte Olmes Mystery Series
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Debra Hyde
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Riverdale Avenue Books
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The Witch of Stalingrad
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Justine Saracen
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Bold Strokes Books
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Mystery/Thriller
Burning Intuition
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Makenzi Fisk
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Mischievous Books
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Cold to the Touch
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Cari Hunter
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Bold Strokes Books
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Fatal Intuition
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Makenzi Fisk
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Mischievous Books
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Hold of the Bone
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Baxter Clare Trautman
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Bywater Books
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Mackenzie's Beat
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Maggie Brown
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Bella Books
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No Good Reason
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Cari Hunter
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Bold Strokes Books
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Tarnished Gold
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Ann Aptaker
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Red Files |
Lee Winter
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Ylva Publishing
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Paranormal/Horror
Good Enough to Eat
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Alison Grey & Jae
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Ylva Publishing
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Medusa: A Dark Victorian Penny Dread
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Elizabeth Watasin
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A-Girl Studio
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The Deadening: Book Three of the Sisters of Spirits Trilogy
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Yvonne Heidt
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Demon Gabriella
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Rachel Calish
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Bella Books
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The Misadventures of Two Reluctant Zombie Hunters: Zombies at the Con
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Rhavensfyre
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RavensHeart Books
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The Presence
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Charlene Neil
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Affinity Ebook Press NZ LTD
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Twisted Whispers
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Sheri Lewis Wohl |
Bold Strokes Books
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Valley of the Dead
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Crystal M Romero
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Self-Published
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Poetry
Fallen Petals: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series, Volume 5
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Beth Mitchum (ed.)
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UltraVioletLove Publishing
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For Your Own Good
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Leah Horlick
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Caitlin Press
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Furs Not Mine
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Andrea Cohen
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Four Way Books
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I Carry My Mother
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Lesléa Newman
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Headmistress Press
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The Small Step Journey
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Chris Parsons
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Shadoe Publishing
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The Tiger and The Snake
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Maria Ayala
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Shadoe Publishing
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Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure
Desert Places
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Forsaken |
Getting Lost |
One Last Thing |
Reasonable Doubt
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Carsen Taite
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Bold Strokes Books
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The 45th Parallel
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Lisa Girolami
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Bold Strokes Books
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T-Minus Two
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KG MacGregor
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Bella Books
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Twice Lucky |
Mardi Alexander
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Bold Strokes Books
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Science Fiction/Fantasy
Darkstone
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D Jordan Redhawk
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Bella Books
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Dragon Horse War: The Calling
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D. Jackson Leigh
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Bold Strokes Books
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Lady Dragon
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D Jordan Redhawk
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Bella Books
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Prayer of the Handmaiden
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Merry Shannon
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Mystic Marriage
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Heather Rose Jones
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Bella Books
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To Dream
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Paula Offutt
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Regal Crest Enterprises
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Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge
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Fletcher DeLancey
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Ylva Publishing
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Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge
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Fletcher DeLancey
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Ylva Publishing
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Tee Corinne Outstanding Cover Design
All We Lack |
Ann McMan, TreeHouse Studio |
Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC |
Backcast |
Ann McMan, TreeHouse Studio |
Bywater Books |
Cast Me Gently |
Glendon Haddix |
Ylva Publishing |
Forsaken |
Gabrielle Pendergrast |
Bold Strokes Books |
Locked Inside |
Nancy Kaufman |
Affinity Ebook Press NZ LTD |
Secrets of Angels |
Ann McMan, Acorn Graphics |
Regal Crest Enterprises |
White Horse in Winter
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Gabrielle Pendergast
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Bold Strokes Books
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Wishbone |
Ann McMan, TreeHouse Studio |
Bedazzled Ink Publishing, LLC |
Traditional Contemporary Romance
Just Physical
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Jae
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Ylva Publishing
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Locked Inside
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Annette Mori
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Affinity Ebook Press NZ LTD
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Making a Comeback
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Julie Blair |
Bold Strokes Books
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Pelican's Landing
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Gerri Hill
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Bella Books
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The Princess and the Prix
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Nell Stark
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Bold Strokes Books
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The Right Time
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Susan X Meagher
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Brisk Press
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The Touch of a Woman
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KG MacGregor
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Bella Books
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Zero Visibility |
Georgia Beers
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Brisk Press
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Young Adult
A Harvest of Ripe Figs
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Shira Glassman
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Prizm Books/Torquere Press
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Bad Idea
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Erica Yang
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Queerteen Press (an imprint of JMS Books)
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Finding Home
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Sheila Powell & Liz McMullen
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Sapphire Books Publisher
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Missing Mary
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Cricket Watson |
Sapphire Books Publisher
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The Coming of the Mojo
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Barbara Treat Williams
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Spinsters Ink
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The Princess Brides: A Modern Day Fairy Tale
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D.K. Linda
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DKL Publishing
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The Wrecking Faerie: A Charm School Novella
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Elizabeth Watasin
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A-Girl Studio
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Tools of the Devil (Book 6 in the Clarksonville Series)
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Barbara L. Clanton
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Regal Crest Enterprises
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