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 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 19^th 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.