VOTING PROCESS
Important Change for Ann Bannon Voting:
To vote for the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award, voters must be subscriber for the Golden Crown Literary Society Newsletter. To become a subscriber, follow this link to enter your email address. This is the email address that will allow you to vote on RankedVote in April. If you have any questions, reach out to the Awards Administrators, awards@goldencrown.org. Finalists will be announced April 17th and the last day to become a subscriber to be able to vote is April 22nd at 5pm PST.
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award Voting
- 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 by April 17th
Voting will begin on April 24th and end on May 8th, running for 2 weeks.
Last day to register for the GCLS Newsletter to be able to vote is April 22nd at 5pm PST.
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, 2023
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, 2024
Voting for Round One: February 1 – February 14, 2024 at 4pm PST
Finalists Announced February 20, 2024
Voting for Final Round: February 21 – March 6, 2024 at 4pm PST
Book cover images are due at the time of nomination
Trailblazer Award and Lee Lynch Classic Award
Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN December 31, 2023
There are no fees for nominations in these categories
The Lee Lynch Classic Award will be announced on February 3, 2024 – Lesbian Classics Day (Gertrude Stein’s Birthday)
The Trailblazer Award recipient will be announced on April 30, 2024 (Alice B. Toklas' Birthday).
*Winners for all other awards will be announced at the 2024 GCLS Awards Ceremony: Twin Cities, MN.
**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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