Here are the 2019 GCLS Awards Winners. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

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.

[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.

Last update: 13-Jul-2019

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Ann Bannon Popular Choice

39 Nominees | 8 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
A Proper Cuppa Tea	KG MacGregor	Bella 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

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
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

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Breakthrough	Kris Bryant	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Neighbor	Gerri Hill	Bella Books	buy
The Promise	Claire Highton-Stevenson	Self-Published	buy

Contemporary Romance (Mid-Length Novels)

43 Nominees | 11 finalists | 4 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
A Wish Upon a Star	Jeannie Levig	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Blend	Georgia Beers	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Love At Cooper's Creek	Missouri Vaun	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Pursuit of Happiness	Carsen Taite	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Contemporary Romance (Long Novels)

37 Nominees | 9 finalists | 4 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
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
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

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy book
Chasing Stars	Alex K. Thorne	Ylva Publishing	buy
Compass Rose	Anna Burke	Bywater Books	buy
The Music and the Mirror	Lola Keeley	Ylva Publishing	buy

Erotic Novel

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Breaking the Rules	Larkin Rose	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Fiction Anthologies

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Language of Love	Astrid Ohletz, Lee Winter (eds.)	Ylva Publishing	buy

General Fiction

20 Nominees | 5 finalists | 2 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Bird on a Wire	Tagan Shepard	Bella Books	buy
Perfect Little Worlds	Clifford Mae Henderson	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Historical Fiction

7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Lies of Omission	Elena Graf	Purple Hand Press	buy

Humorous Novel

6 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Great Bones	Lynn Ames	Phoenix Rising Press	buy

Mystery/Thriller/Crime

22 Nominees | 6 finalists | 2 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Alias	Cari Hunter	Bold Strokes Books	buy
What You Want to See	Kristen Lepionka	Minotaur Books	buy

Paranormal/Occult/Horror

14 Nominees | 4 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Gnarled Hollow	Charlotte Greene	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Poetry Poems/Collections

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Lovely	Lesléa Newman	Headmistress Press	buy

Romantic Blend

33 Nominees | 8 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Ask Me Again	E. J. Noyes	Bella Books	buy
Chasing Stars	Alex K. Thorne	Ylva Publishing	buy
My Lady Lipstick	Karin Kallmaker	Bella Books	buy

Science-Fiction/Fantasy

26 Nominees | 7 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Lucky 7	Rae D. Magdon	Desert Palm Press	buy
Proxima Five	Missouri Vaun	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

Title	Cover Artist	Publisher	Buy Book
2º	Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio	Bywater Books	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

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Snowsisters	Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick	Interlude Press	buy