Queer Indie Awards

Queer Indie Awards has been informed of the situation regarding Freydís Moon and all other associated aliases. We have made the decision to rescind any awards granted to Freydís Moon in the past, and disqualify any current or future pen names of such person in subsequent award years. Our social media and website has been updated to reflect such changes. Thank you, Queer Indie Awards.

Thank you to our strong community for all you do. You are seen and heard.

An important announcement from the #QIAwards team:

WINNERS have been announced on IG & TWT/X. Website updates will be live later this week.
Thank you for everyone’s participation this year!

2023 Queer Indie Awards. Voting Extended open through February 2nd. Find the poll at: QIAwards.wordpress.com

☀️ ! ANNOUNCEMENT ! ☀️

Due to the global social media strike in support of Palestine, voting has been extended through February 2nd to allow everyone to participate !

The #QIAwards are aware of the tremendous growth this yr & its impact on voting. Trust we have been working hard & planning accordingly to manage such unanticipated growth for the future. Thank you for your patience as we begin to reach a wider audience & adapt our model to match.

2023 Queer Indie Awards, Voting OPEN. QIAwards.wordpress.com

VOTE NOW! Jan 22-26th only! See website for poll.

2023 QUEER INDIE AWARDS VOTING OPEN JAN 22-26 voting form at QIAWARDS.WORDPRESS.COM

💥UPDATE!💥

Voting times have CHANGED!

With the huge growth of the #QIAwards this year, our team needs a little more time to get everything ready.

See you JAN 22-26th for VOTING! 🤩🌈

Queer indie awards submissions closed

❌And we're finished! ❌
Submissions for the #QIAwards are now CLOSED!

Coming in at a mind-boggling 419 submissions, we're going to have our work cut out for us when preparing for Voting, opening JAN 15th!

Nominate for the Queer Indie Awards. Poison at Penshaw Hall by G B Ralph. Best Overall Mystery/Thriller. Best Sequel. Best Lead Character: Addison Harper. Best Supporting Character: Mabel Zhou. Best Romantic Relationship: Addison Harper & Jake Murphy. Best Friendship: Addison Harper & Mabel Zhou.

Submissions are open for the 2023 Queer Indie Awards (@qiawards.bsky.social)! I would love it if you'd consider nominating Poison at Penshaw Hall for any/all of the listed categories 😊

For more info on how to nominate your favourite queer indie books of 2023, head to qiawards.wordpress.com

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Book of CoL is about an asexual genderfluid shapeshifting detective and I myself am panromantic asexual so I'm pretty sure it qualifies if you'd like to submit it for the Queer Indie Awards

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#queer #webnovel #LGBTQIA+ #asexual #ace #QIAwards

I'm eligible with CITY OF EXILE this year! It's good for General Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Best Sequel, and IMO deserves some Best Supporting, Best Villain, and Best Friendship/Platonic Rship.

But please, definitely get your favourite books in the right categories, give them some love!

My dark, romantic Oz urban fantasy STRAW SOUL (pub this year by indie house @gpub.bsky.social) features a subtly transmasc Scarecrow, genderqueer Queen Ozma Tip, gay & ace characters, Norwegian folklore, evil still lurking in Oz, & issues of identity, acceptance, & found family by this queer author!

Queer Indie Awards are open! If anyone would like to nominate The Messages We Send Each Other for

Best romantic relationship
Best YA
Best friends

Or any other categories it fits in, I would forever be your friend 🥺

My 2023 releases Like I Needed, Like I Pretended, Like I Wanted, Pole Position, and Drama Queen are all eligible to be nominated if you'd like to submit them 💕

a digital mockup of "truthseeker" by talli l. morgan against a gold background with sheet music in the back. text reads: nominate truthseeker in the queer indie awards! best fantasy/epic fantasy, best YA, best adventure, best lead character, best supporting characters, best cover. @qiawards / qiawards.wordpress.com

Submissions open today for this year's Queer Indie Awards (@qiawards.bsky.social) and I'd love if you'd toss a nomination to TRUTHSEEKER in the listed categories!

Check out qiawards.wordpress.com for more info on how to nominate your fave indie books of 2023 ✨

Do you love a queer indie book?

Submit it for the Queer Indie Awards!

Award Season is still upon us!

If you enjoyed A Corruption of Souls, please consider nominating it for any of these categories for @qiawards.bsky.social

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It's time! As I said I wanna see more nominations for best Web Serial/novel this year. So, if you don't know who to nominate, below are some of my picks:

The Blade/Dancer by @artemymandus.bsky.social

Book of CoL by @neilak20.bsky.social

The Magician and The Bard by @earlronove.bsky.social (1/2)

Martis the Brazen qualifies for: Best Overall Fantasy, Best Epic Fantasy, Best Romance, Best Novella

A Love So Dark qualifies for: Best Romance, Best Sequel, Best Lead Character (Campbell) and Best Supporting Character (Sofia)

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Runes of Fall is elegibile for Best Urban Fantasy, Best Fantasy Romance, Best Adventure, and obviously 😉 all the meta categories: Best Cover, Best Lead Character, Best Supporting Character, Best Villain, Best Romantic Relationship, Best Friendship, Best Worldbuilding, and Best Sequel!

Submissions OPEN: DEC 1 - 31, 2023. SUBMISSION FORM SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Indie: Small Press & Self Published books, web novels, and authors.Queer: Whether pertaining to the identity of the author OR the charact...

I'd be grateful if you nominated Stargun Messenger for the @qiawards.bsky.social this year. The book is eligible for:

Best Overall Space Opera Sci-Fi
Best Cover
Best Lead Character (Astra Idari)
Best Supporting Character (CR-UX)
Best Worldbuilding

Thank you!
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looking forward to voting time in January 😌 for now, nominate your favorite queer indie books!

I would be delighted if anyone nominates All Tomorrow's Photos or All Yesterday's Papers for any QIA categories 🫶✨

It's time!!! I had two books that came out this year, please consider nominating Forgotten Lyric and Blood in the Water for the Queer Indie Awards!

2023 queer indie awards submissions open. QIAwards.wordpress.com

🌈🎉 IT'S TIME! 🎉🌈

Submissions for the #QIAwards 2023 season are OPEN from Dec 1st-31st!

See our website for the submission form, guidelines, and category specifications. 🥳

2023 queer indie awards submissions open dec 1-31. Submission form and guidelines at: QIAwards.wordpress.com

Happening THIS FRIDAY!!

For the entire month of December #QIAwards submissions will be open. Please see our website and/or submissions form for all details and requirements.
Here we go again! 🥳🎉🌈

Thank you!

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A bookish enby heir striving in their perfect father's shadow
A pacifist keen to preserve his late father's legacy
A feisty Aussie history nerd out of her depth & out of her world Monsters sent by an enemy of unclear intent
Magic, mystery & adventure

YA Fantasy: elisecarlson.com/books/ 🌈💙📚📣 QIApit

Three novels named THE MOTH AND MOON, THE LION LIES WAITING, and WE CRY THE SEA, surrounded by nautical bric-a-brac.

When a storm strikes his tiny island home, burly gay fisherman Robin Shipp's life is turned upside-down and he is sent on a journey that will change his life forever. And maybe, just maybe, the lives of everyone else, as well.

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