DEADLINES:
To help ensure that our judges have enough time to thoroughly read - and fairly judge - each book, a "tiered" deadline calendar has been implemented. The nomination due date will be determined by publication date.
GENRE Nominations
The nomination timeline is as follows:

Finalists will be announced on the website early May 2019 as each category is tallied and finalized. Finalists will also be notified via email.
*Book cover images are due at the time of nomination.
SPECIAL AWARDS Nominations
The nomination timeline is as follows:
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design
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Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2018
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Fees paid by credit card or Paypal are due at the time of nomination. Fees made by check must be received NO LATER THAN January 15, 2019
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Voting is open to MEMBERS ONLY as of February 1, 2019
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NOTE: ONLY ONE VOTE PER MEMBER in each round of voting
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Voting for Round One: February 1 – February 28, 2019
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Finalists Announced March 5, 2019
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Voting for Final Round: March 5– March 30, 2019
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Book cover images are due at the time of nomination
Directors’ Award, Trailblazer Award, and Lee Lynch Classic Award
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Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2018
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There are no fees for nominations in these categories
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The Lee Lynch Classic Award will be announced on February 3, 2019 – Lesbian Classics Day (Gertrude Stein’s Birthday)
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The Trailblazer Award recipient will be announced on April 30, 2019 (Alice B. Toklas' Birthday).
*Winners for all other awards will be announced at the 2019 GCLS Awards Ceremony: July 13, 2018 in Pittsburg, PA
**Please note: Books are judged against detailed criteria, not against each other.
Thus, a book read and judged in November will be evaluated against the same criteria as a book read and judged in March.