Here are the finalists for the 2019 GCLS Awards. Finalists and winners are calculated according to the Board-approved recommendations of the Independent Review Committee. Information about how finalists and winners are determined may be found HERE.
- To the extent possible, aggregate categories so there are at least six entries in one category
- Adopt the 25%-10% rule to determine finalists and winners based on the number of eligible nominations:
- 25% of entries are finalists
- 10% of entries are winners
Under each Category are the number of finalists and winners according to the 25%-10% rule. This rule only applies to Judged Categories; the Ann Bannon Popular Choice and Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art are not affected.
Important dates:
- Finalists for the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art are announced in March 2019
- Finalists for the judged categories will be posted in batches after judging ends on April 15, 2019 and the results verified; finalists will be posted by early May 2019
- Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to take place during the Annual Conference in Pittsburgh in July 2019
[Please note: Nominators may optionally provide a link to purchase the nominated book. The link is posted for reference only and is not an endorsement of any particular merchant on the part of the GCLS.]
Please refer to the Nominations Guidelines page or CONTACT the Awards Administrators if there are any questions.
If you would like a PDF with a listing of all 2019 finalists, click HERE.
Last update: 01-May-2019
Ann Bannon Popular Choice
39 Nominees | 8 finalists | 1 winner
A Proper Cuppa Tea |
KG MacGregor |
Bella Books |
buy |
Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story |
Ann McMan |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Compass Rose |
Anna Burke |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Just for Show |
Jae |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Sparks Like Ours |
Melissa Brayden |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Goodmans |
Clare Ashton |
Breezy Tree Press |
buy |
Wait For Me |
Susan X Meagher |
Brisk Press |
buy |
Wake Me When It's Over |
Cheryl A. Head |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Combined Non-Fiction
This category is a combination of Non-Fiction Anthology/Collections and General Non-Fiction.
7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Her Widow |
Joan Alden |
Dog Ear Publishing |
buy |
The Liberation of Ivy Bottini: A Memoir of Love and Activism |
Judith V. Branzburg |
Bedazzled Ink Publishing |
buy |
Contemporary Romance (Short Novels)
25 Nominees | 6 finalists | 3 winners
Breakthrough |
Kris Bryant |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Love at Last Call |
M. Ullrich |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Lovebirds |
Lisa Moreau |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Neighbor |
Gerri Hill |
Bella Books |
buy |
The Promise |
Claire Highton-Stevenson |
Self-Published |
buy |
The Road Ahead |
A.E. Radley |
Heartsome Publishing |
buy |
Contemporary Romance (Mid-Length Novels)
43 Nominees | 11 finalists | 4 winners
A Proper Cuppa Tea |
KG MacGregor |
Bella Books |
buy |
A Wish Upon a Star |
Jeannie Levig |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Blend |
Georgia Beers |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Charming the Vicar |
Jenny Frame |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me |
Tracey Richardson |
Bella Books |
buy |
Love At Cooper's Creek |
Missouri Vaun |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Passionate Rivals |
Radclyffe |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Playing the Spy |
Maggie Brown |
Bella Books |
buy |
Pursuit of Happiness |
Carsen Taite |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Sparks Like Ours |
Melissa Brayden |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Fire |
Nicole Pyland |
Self-Published |
buy |
Contemporary Romance (Long Novels)
37 Nominees | 9 finalists | 4 winners
A Country Girl's Heart |
Dena Blake |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Code of Conduct |
Cheyenne Blue |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Fireflies |
Lise Gold |
Lise Gold Books |
buy |
Gold |
E. J. Noyes |
Bella Books |
buy |
It's Not a Date |
Heather Blackmore |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Just for Show |
Jae |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Love All |
Rachel Spangler |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Love Like This |
Melissa Brayden |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Three Reasons To Say Yes |
Jaime Clevenger |
Bella Books |
buy |
Debut Novel
This category combines all eligible nominated Debut novels across categories.
31 Nominees | 8 finalists | 3 winners
Certain Requirements |
Elinor Zimmerman |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Chasing Stars |
Alex K. Thorne |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Compass Rose |
Anna Burke |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Irregular Heartbeat |
Chris Zett |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Snowsisters |
Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick |
Interlude Press |
buy |
The Fletcher: Book One in the Arrow of Artemis Series |
K. Aten |
Regal Crest Enterprises |
buy |
The Music and the Mirror |
Lola Keeley |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
The Universe Between Us |
Jane C. Esther |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Erotic Novel
8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Breaking the Rules |
Larkin Rose |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Sex Therapist Next Door |
Meghan O'Brien |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Fiction Anthologies
8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Language of Love |
Astrid Ohletz, Lee Winter |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Winter Hearts |
A.E. Radley |
Heartsome Publishing |
buy |
General Fiction
20 Nominees | 5 finalists | 2 winners
Bird on a Wire |
Tagan Shepard |
Bella Books |
buy |
Paper is White |
Hilary Zaid |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Perfect Little Worlds |
Clifford Mae Henderson |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Heart Begins Here |
Jacqueline Dumas |
Inanna Publications |
buy |
The Smell of Rain |
Cameron MacElvee |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Historical Fiction
7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Crossing the Line |
CF Frizzell |
Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
|
buy |
Lies of Omission |
Elena Graf |
Purple Hand Press |
buy |
Humorous Novel
6 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story |
Ann McMan |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Great Bones |
Lynn Ames |
Phoenix Rising Press |
buy |
Mystery/Thriller/Crime
22 Nominees | 6 finalists | 2 winners
Alias |
Cari Hunter |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Death's Echoes |
Penny Mickelbury |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Invalid Evidence |
Stevie Mikayne |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Justice Calls |
Ann Roberts |
Bella Books |
buy |
Shadowboxer |
Jessica L. Webb |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
What You Want to See |
Kristen Lepionka |
Minotaur Books |
buy |
Paranormal/Occult/Horror
14 Nominees | 4 finalists | 1 winner
Gnarled Hollow |
Charlotte Greene |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Lex Files |
Celeste Castro |
Bella Books |
buy |
Mercy |
Michelle Larkin |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Talebearer |
Sheri Lewis Wohl |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Poetry Poems/Collections
8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Lovely |
Lesléa Newman |
Headmistress Press |
buy |
Rest |
Margaree Little |
Four Way Books |
buy |
Romantic Blend
33 Nominees | 8 finalists | 3 winners
Against All Odds |
Kris Bryant, Maggie Cummings, M. Ullrich |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
As the Crow Flies |
Karen F. Williams |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Ask Me Again |
E. J. Noyes |
Bella Books |
buy |
Chasing Stars |
Alex K. Thorne |
Ylva Publishing |
buy |
Data Capture |
Jessie J. Thoma |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Heart of the Devil |
Ali Vali |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Known Threat |
Kara A. McLeod |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
My Lady Lipstick |
Karin Kallmaker |
Bella Books |
buy |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy
26 Nominees | 7 finalists | 3 winners
2º |
Bev Prescott |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Compass Rose |
Anna Burke |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Demon in the Machine |
Lise MacTague |
Bella Books |
buy |
Lucky 7 |
Rae D. Magdon |
Desert Palm Press |
buy |
Proxima Five |
Missouri Vaun |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
The Rise of the Resistance |
Jackie D |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Waking the Dreamer |
K. Aten |
Regal Crest Enterprises |
buy |
Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art
73 Nominees | 8 finalists | 1 winner
2º |
Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Against All Odds |
Deb B and Jeanine Henning |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Blend |
Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Compass Rose |
Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio |
Bywater Books |
buy |
Demon in the Machine |
Sandy Knowles |
Bella Books |
buy |
Paper Is White |
Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio |
Bywater Books |
buy |
The Goodmans |
Jayne Fereday |
Breezy Tree Press |
buy |
When the Stars Sang |
Patty G. Henderson |
Corgyn Publishing, LLC |
buy |
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Young Adult/New Adult
This category combines the Young Adult and New Adult categories.
7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner
Rocks and Stars |
Sam Ledel |
Bold Strokes Books |
buy |
Snowsisters |
Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick |
Interlude Press |
buy |