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GCLS is committed to increasing the visibility and integrity of sapphic & women loving women (WLW) literature, through education, promotion, & recognition 🌈📚 https://linktr.ee/goldencrownls
Co-moderated by Ella Schaefer and Rena Sapon-White
Grab your con tickets here: www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/2026-annual-...
Disclaimer:
The panel has been selected for inclusion at the 2026 Conference and approved but the times and participants are tentative pending the final schedule.
📣 PANEL TEASER #1 📣
Be Queer, Do Crime 🕵️♀️
Queers have often been equated to being a villain but contemporary LGBTQ+ fiction often explores villainy and anti-heros. We can be non-binary so can't the moral fiber of our characters be NB as well?
Let's relive the 2025 Goldie Awards with photos from the amazing Tiny House Photo 💛
Stay tuned for finalist announcements celebrating excellence in sapphic literature for our 2026 Goldies!
Hear ye, hear ye! We are calling for PANELISTS and AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS for the 2026 Orlando Conference.
AND it's the last day to vote for the Tee Corinne Award; run don't walk!
Links to EVERYTHING in our linktree: linktr.ee/goldencrownls
#gcls2026
The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) has chosen Memory Mambo by Achy Obejas to receive the 2026 Lee Lynch Classic Award.
The work will be honored at the 22nd Annual Goldie Awards Ceremony in Orlando, Florida on August 8, 2026.
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Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design sets a professional bar for the look of sapphic books by offering an award for best or "favorite" cover design; provides recognition for cover designs that create a beautiful representation of the story; and provides recognition for artistic work.
Voting for the Tee Corinne Finalists for Outstanding Cover Design are now OPEN!
Voting runs from February 21 through March 6.
Finalists: goldencrown.secure-platform.com/a/page/tee_c...
Vote: app.rankedvote.co/rv/97zzt4696...
Huge shoutout to Jamie Rose, Macon, and Kelsey for their hard work and dedication to supporting our communities writers, readers, and reviewers
@readoutfestival
@oddgirlsmedia @jamiegeeksout @1maconleigh
GCLS was at ReadOUT 2026 and had the best time! We loved meeting so many of you, celebrating sapphic literature and the Fresh Strawberry Team (thank you Julio's Empanadas in Gulf Port) thanks you for saying hello!
We cannot wait to hear Kristen - "Orlando's Reigning Big Time Celebrity Author” (The Orlando Weekly) - in August at our Orlando conference.
Ticket sales end July 4th - www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/event-detail...
ICYMI: The 2026 GCLS keynote speaker is none other than KRISTEN ARNETT!
Kristen is the author of books such as the Mostly Dead Things (2019), With Teeth (2021) and Stop Me If You've Heard This One Already (2025).
It's the final day to submit your proposals for GCLS 2026!
Complete the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's a HUGE week for all those looking ahead to our Orlando Conference! ⏰ 📆
Thur Jan 15th your Panel, Presentation, & Signature Sessions Suggestions are DUE.
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Sat Jan 17th Early Bird Ticket sales end.
Buy: www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/event-detail...
🚨 REMINDER 🚨
Early bird sales close this coming Saturday! January 17th!
The (very long) link is here:
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Writer’s block? Can’t finish a manuscript? Just need the support of a like minded group of writers?
Join our Sapphic Writing Academy!
We’re taking applications for the 2026-2027 classes, and we have have scholarships! Check our link in the comments.
#sapphicwritingprograms #gclswa
Don’t forget to use the hashtag #SapphicBooksAreGifts.
We’re including an example showcasing Kris Bryant and a couple of templates we have available to share with anyone who wants them.
(email rebecca.quirk@goldencrown.org to get your copy)
Whether it’s the joy of seeing yourself in a character for the first time, revisiting a beloved series, introducing someone to “chosen family,” or sharing a favorite author with your book club, this campaign invites creators and readers to showcase why their favorite books are a gift.
@sapphic.action.support.squad and @goldencrownls are teaming up this December for #SapphicBooksAreGifts, a community-wide celebration of the stories that keep giving long after the last page.
What is SWAG4GCLS?
S: Sapphic
W: Writers
A: Achieving
G: Goals
Simple as that! And authors you can still sign up until November! Run don’t walk! 👇
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GCLS, in partnership with SASS, continues to encourage readers to take action against book bans. By requesting sapphic books through Libby, you help show these stories are wanted, read, and valued.
#SWAG4GCLS runs throughout November! Sign up TODAY!
The sapphic community has shown up loudly and proudly this week — declaring that our stories are not up for censorship and we will not stand by while they’re erased.
Banned but not erased.
28% of all books banned for LGBTQ+ representation feature a transgender and/or genderqueer character.
These stories matter.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit #SapphicStories #TransVoices #WLW #SapphicsWithTheBanned #GCLS
People with disabilities or who are neurodivergent appear in 10% of all banned books. Silencing these stories means erasing representation.
Every time we read, we push back against these efforts.
#ReadBannedBooks #DisabilityRepresentation #NeurodivergentVoices #GCLS
These are just a few of the most banned queer books in the U.S. today.
GCLS champions sapphic and women-loving-women literature by elevating its quality, visibility, and community.
Every banned book is proof of the power of our stories.
#ReadBannedBooks #SapphicStories #WLW
1 in 4 banned books highlights an LGBTQ+ character. These stories are targeted because they affirm lives and identities that deserve to be seen.
We stand with readers and writers to ensure these stories are recognized, celebrated, and never erased.
#ReadBannedBooks #QueerLit
Sapphic stories thrive when readers show up!
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
At the GCLS, we uplift sapphic and women-loving-women voices so they’re seen, celebrated, and never erased.
GCLS is excited to partner with SASS throughout this week to promote protecting Sapphic Stories.
#SapphicsWithTheBanned #SapphicLit #BookBans #LGBTQAuthors #WLWStories #GCLS
