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Welcome to the 2019 Golden Crown Literary Awards

Before starting, please review the extensive CHANGES that have been implemented for the 2019 Awards. Categories are differentiated into groups; two new categories have been added; and all evaluation questions completely revised.

1. JUDGING

Judging for the 2019 Awards has begun. Click "My Judging Assignments" and navigate to the bottom of the page to view and access your reading queue.

The Judge Training page contains all the training and reference materials, including:

Judging Process: being a judge, evaluation instruments and evaluation criteria
How to use the online awards management system
Category Descriptions and Judging Guidelines
Sample Completed Evaluation Form
PDF of all evaluation forms
A Glossary of Definitions and Explanations

2. NOMINATIONS

To nominate a book, select Nominate > Nomination Form from the main menu or the link at the bottom of this section. If you have not created an account, you will be directed to do so first. If you have already created an account, simply login on the left side of this page with your email and password. Please note: This account is separate from your account at goldencrown.org.

BEFORE SUBMITTING A NOMINATION - Please READ THE AWARDS GUIDELINES to understand what qualifies a book for nomination, and for how many categories you can submit a nomination for that book.

In order for a book to be eligible for nomination in one of the 19 judged categories of the GCLS Awards, it must satisfy Eligibility Rules including lesbian content, first edition, publication date etc. In certain categories, there is a minimum wordcount requirement. The Awards Categories page defines each category and lists guidelines fo judging and eligibility criteria by category.

The nomination deadlines are as follows:

a) Judged categories:

b) Ann Bannon and Tee Corinne awards:

2019 Fees are as follows:

When submitting nominations, you will be required to provide your own contact information in addition to the following:

Title of the book (as it appears on the book)
Author's full name (as it appears on the book)
Publication date (mm/dd/yyyy or mm/yyyy)
Wordcount (for specified categories)
Author's email address
Author's mailing address
Name of Publisher
Publisher's email address
Publisher's mailing address
If submitting eBooks, you'll need 3 versions - .epub, .mobi/.prc, .pdf. (These must be DRM-free so that all judges in a category can access them. We suggest watermarking the eBooks with "Review Copy" or something similar.) - Books not required for Ann Bannon and Tee Corinne.
A high-resolution .jpg/.jpeg file of the cover image.
For Tee Corinne - Cover Artist's full name (as it appears in the book)
For Tee Corinne - Cover Artist's email address
For Tee Corinne - A high-resolution .jpg/.jpeg file of the full cover image (including front, back, and spine).

Please take the time to read though the following sections before nominating a book:

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE A BOOK

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Awards Administrators at awards@goldencrown.org.