GCLS Writing Academy

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#Rileywest

Excited 😊
#gclswritingacademy
#gclswaalumni

A photograph of a street vendor's books, arranged in a heart, with the words "National Book Lovers Day" above it.

Happy National Book Lovers Day from LibraryThing! If ever there was a day for our members, this would be it. #bibliophilia #NationalBookLoversDay #💙📚 #Booksky

People have really weird and idiosyncratic reasons for noping out of a novel. Just goes to show you (as a writer) should pay no attention to any of it and just write the book you want to write

Love this 😀

A photograph of author James Baldwin.

Today is the birthday of acclaimed African American author and activist James Baldwin. Writing across a wide array of genres, he explored themes of masculinity, sexuality, and race in his work. #JamesBaldwin #💙📚 #Booksky

Live event about Mystery/Thriller, Science Fiction and Fantasy.
These are niche yet awesome genres in the sapphic fiction sector and we are going to delve into them in a way that no one has done before

27 September 2025
Zoom

@anakwrenn.bsky.social
@cjeandowner.bsky.social

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#gclswritingacademy #GCLS

Application Form: WA4: Our Asynchronous Writing Course GCLS and the Writing Academy team are currently accepting applications for the GCLS writing class of 2025/26. Classes run from September to June each year. GCLS asynchronous Writing Academy is one o...

WA 4: Asynchronous is a new course offered by GCLS. In our 9-month program, you will learn through engaging video lessons, recorded author sessions, practical assignments, and discussions. For more, email tammy.bird@goldencrown.org or check the application page: forms.gle/o95H1Hw8kd7t...

New Release: Despite Herself by Jessie Chandler

New city, new case, same old rule: never fall for a suspect.
@bellabooks.bsky.social

#NewRelease #LesFic #Book #lesbianromance

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Check the GCLS Writing Academies available.
www.goldencrownliterarysociety.org/education
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#gclswa #lesfic #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks #sapphicbooks #sapphicwriting #lgbtqevents #sapphicwritingprograms #lesbianfiction #sapphicconversations

Niche Genres, Big Stories – A TLR Live Event

A deep dive into often-overlooked sapphic genres

@cathypegau.bsky.social
@edalelane.bsky.social
@katenauthor.bsky.social

Whether you’re a fan or curious, these panels promise fresh insights and big conversations

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Yes, I'll be on @thelesbianreview.com's Niche Genres Big Stories panel, talking about The Wilding of Em's Path and Strange Attractors ( @ylva-publishing.bsky.social ).

But I'll tell you what I'm really going to do:

Geek out‼️ while listening to these other authors

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#sapphicbooks

Take a look at some of our latest thrillers and mysteries!

Welcome to the 2025 Goldie Awards! YouTube video by GoldenCrownLS

ICYMI, the 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society "Goldie" awards were livestreamed. You can watched the recording here:
www.youtube.com/live/UB0Tx3v...
Spoiler - I won an award.

Thank you to Women Using Words for this amazing review of Relationship Material! I deeply believe in the healing power of love and I am so glad that came through in this book!

#bookreview #sapphicbooks #lesbianbooks #queerbooks #romancebooks #lesfic #nonbinarybooks @womenusingwords.bsky.social

A wonderful review for KP Evans' Crash and Burn. You can find more info on this title at bellabooks.com/product/9781642476668e/

More photos from #GCLS2025 (and I still didn't take nearly enough!) Look at some of the AMAZING people I got to hang out with though! 🥰😍❤️🌈

Colorful graphic with various stripes from Pride flags over the image of a person wearing a bowtie sitting at a typewriter. Text over the graphic reads: Attention emerging LGBTQIA+ crime fiction writers! Do you know about the $2000 pride award? wwwsistersincrime.org/pride

🏳️‍🌈Pride Month might be over but there's still time to enter our 2025 Pride Award!🏳️‍🌈

Open to emerging LGBTQIA+ crime writers with unpublished crime fiction - everything from kid's books to adult mystery! You don't have to be a member to apply!

ENTER THRU JULY 31!
#writingcommunity #booksky #lgbtq+

🏳️‍🌈 Every single time the world needed a strong black lesbian voice, Penny Mickelbury rose to the occasion.

• Bold • Brilliant • Unflinching

📸 Photo by Tiny House Photo

#Trailblazer2025 #GCLS2025 #LiteraryIcon #SapphicLiterature #QueerLit

#gclswritingacademy

#gclswritingacademygrad

We‘re having a HALF-PRICE SALE on all 6 of our 2025 GCLS award-winning books, from now until midnight Fri:

Vengeance Planning for Amateurs, Bachelorette No. 12, Flipping Hearts and Homes, Switcheroo, Verity’s Game, + Loser of the Year.

📖 Shop at: www.www.ylva-publishing.com

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I'll be joining @thelesbianreview.com & a fun group of panelists to talk about speculative fic, BIG, edgy, compelling stories, & The Wilding of Em's Path ( @ylva-publishing.bsky.social ),

I CAN'T wait❣️

(links below)

#sapphicbooks
#wlwbooks
#dystopian
#darkacademia

It's Single Parent Week on IHS!
Check out our recommendations for week #29 of the reading challenge, including 12 books on sale, right here: shorturl.at/fOOAb

And enter to win this week's giveaway by going here: shorturl.at/Cysep

#sapphic #lesfic #booksonsale #sapphicbooks #sapphicbookstagram

Ana K Wrenn, Laura Green, me

Me in a t-shirt that says Stars Align, Stars Collide

Jamie Rose and me

Jude and Me

#GCLS2025 photo dump part 1! (so many more to come!)

1 Fun at the bar with @sapphicbookreview.bsky.social and @anakwrenn.bsky.social
2 This T-shirt was a random Etsy find, and I love it so much!
3 With the lovely @jamiegeeksout.bsky.social
4 With the also lovely @judeinthestars.bsky.social

Love doesn't always arrive when you're ready. Sometimes, it kicks the door in.