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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 the publication date. The 2023 deadlines are:
GENRE, AUDIOBOOK, and ANN BANNON Nominations:
The nomination timeline will be as follows (all dates are between January 1, 2022- January 21, 2023):
Finalists will be announced on the website in early May 2023 as each category is tallied and finalized. Finalists will also be notified via email.
*Book cover images are due at the time of nomination.
Tee Corinne Nominations:
The nomination timeline will be as follows:
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award
- Novels must be entered in a specific judged genre category (e.g., Contemporary Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Historical Fiction) to be eligible.
- Books will be evaluated by judges in the genre categories.
Finalists will be determined by cross-novel scores on 18 “essential elements” and a 19th cross-genre item common to all novel categories. (The essential elements are questions set into six groups – Opening/Premise, Plot, Characters, Writing, Setting, and Reader Impact/Inclusivity.)
Voting Round: open for 2 weeks
Finalists will be posted and voting will begin by April 17th
Voting will end on April 30
Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design
Book covers must be entered in a specific judged genre category (e.g., Contemporary Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Historical Fiction) to be eligible.
Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2022
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, 2023
Voting for Round One: February 1 – February 28, 2023
Finalists Announced March 5, 2023
Voting for Final Round: March 5– March 30, 2023
Book cover images are due at the time of nomination
Directors’ Award, Trailblazer Award, and Lee Lynch Classic Award
Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2022
There are no fees for nominations in these categories
The Lee Lynch Classic Award will be announced on February 3, 2023 – Lesbian Classics Day (Gertrude Stein’s Birthday)
The Trailblazer Award recipient will be announced on April 30, 2023 (Alice B. Toklas' Birthday).
*Winners for all other awards will be announced at the 2023 GCLS Awards Ceremony: July 1, 2023 in Denver, CO.
**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.
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