2026 GOLDIE FINALISTS
2026 GOLDIE FINALISTS
Ann Bannon Popular Choice
Linda Rosewood
Eye Books
Shay Paris
PORTEOUS HAUS PUBLISHING
Maggie Brown
Foxy Brown Press
Harmony Noble
TrueLoveWriters
Emily Banting
Sapphfic Publishing
Emily Banting
Sapphfic Publishing
Catherine Maiorisi
Bella Books
T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
I Heart SapphFic Press
JJ Arias and Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
Melissa Brayden
Brayden StoryWorks
Edale Lane
Self-Published
Clare Ashton
Self-Published
Melissa Brayden
Bold Strokes Books
Sophia Kell Hagin
Bold Strokes Books
Sarah Maria Griffin
Tor Publishing Group
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Jae
Ylva Publishing
Erica Lee
Self-Published
KC Luck
KC Luck Media
Alaina Erdell
Bold Strokes Books
Shay Paris
Porteous Haus Publishing
Kris Bryant
Bold Strokes Books
Katherine Bryant
Amphorae Publishing
Maggie Brown
Foxy Brown Press
Lise Gold & Madeleine Taylor
Lise Gold Books
Luna Oblonsky
Self published
Rebecca Freeman
Self-Published
Evie Marque
Self-Published
Kat Dunn
Zando
Victoria Redel
Zando, SJP Lit
Gwin Savage
Self published
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Samantha L. Valentine
Sapphic Stories Publishing
Rachel Lacey
Montlake
Charlie Jane Anders
Tor Publishing Group
Chuck Tingle
Tor Publishing Group
E. J. Noyes
Bella Books
Hildred Billings
Barachou Press
Mine: A Butch/Femme Sapphic Romantic Suspense
Lisa Caro
Painted Hearts Publishing
Murder, Mayhem and Sex on the Beach
Alicia Gael
Bella Books
LL Shelton
LLS Creations
Rita Potter
Up A Tree Media, LLC
Lee Winter
Ylva Publishing
E.V. Bancroft
Butterworth Books
Rian Birch
Slow Sunday Press
Maggie Brown
Foxy Brown Press
Natalie G. Bergman
Rose & Pearl Productions
Promise Me, Vol 2 of the Dominants of Eros
Tiffany E. Taylor
Painted Hearts Publishing
Pip Landers-Letts
Self-Published
Erica Lee
Erica Lee (independently published)
Rachel Spangler
Bigger Table Books
Michelle Lerner
Bancroft Press
Chaos Davie
Self-Published
Kris Bryant
Bold Strokes Books
Jae
Ylva Publishing
Becky Bohan
NanBec
Kamryn Kingsberry
IKB Press
Sharon A. McDonell
Self-Published
Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer
Smokeshow Press
Ann McMan
Bywater Books
MM Desch
Rowan Prose Publishing
Kristina W. Kelly
Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Jourdyn Kelly, Melissa Tereze
Jaded Angels, LLC
Georgia Beers
Bold Strokes Books
T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
I Heart SapphFic Press
Victoria Avilan
Shaggy Dog Stories
Jen Lyon
Self-Published
Kelly Preston
Self-Published
Audrey Wilson
Bywater Books
J.A. Gaudio
J.A. Gaudio
Georgia Beers
Bold Strokes Books
Marguerite Grimaud & Jude Silberfeld-Grimaud
Self-Published
Monica McCallan
Self published
Clare Lydon
Custard Books
Stacy Lynn Miller
Severn River Publishing
Stacy Lynn Miller
Severn River Publishing
The Serpent Ring: Book 3 Shadow Makers
Silvia Shaw
Shaw Books
Stacy Lynn Miller
Severn River Publishing
Roslyn Sinclair
Lucky Opal Press
Gwenhyver
self-pub
L Dreamer
Self-Published
MJ Duncan
Self published
Haley Cass
Self-Published
Dena Blake
Bold Strokes Books
Tyton: The Spider and the Dragonfly
Marine St. Jean
Self-Published
Samira Lloyd
Arianhrod Press
Nan Campbell
Bold Strokes Books
Tiffany E. Taylor
Painted Hearts Publishing
Georgia Beers
Bold Strokes Books
Milena McKay
self-published
Stacy Reynolds
Affinity Rainbow Publications
Emily St. James
Zando, Crooked Media Reads​
Audiobook Narrator
Allie Rose; Aria Holland; Vivienne LaRue
Atlas Black Publishing
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Angela Dawe
Sapphfic Publishing
Quinn Riley
Podium Entertainment
Juanita McMahon
Butterworth Books
Lori Prince
Podium
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Kate Zane
Bywater Books
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Blair Baker
Pyland Publishing LLC
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K A Walsh
Tantor Media
Allie Shae
Red Ink Caravan
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Krystal Hammond
Tantor Media
Abby Craden
Audible Studios
Jessie Elwyn
Tantor Media
Marisa Calin
Self-Published
Nicola Victoria Vincent
Bold Strokes Books
Contemporary Romance: Long Novels
T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
I Heart SapphFic Press
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JJ Arias and Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
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Melissa Brayden
Brayden StoryWorks
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Clare Ashton
Self-Published
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Rachel Lacey
Montlake
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Rita Potter
Up A Tree Media, LLC
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Rachel Spangler
Bigger Table Books
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TJ O'Shea
Bella Books
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Haley Cass
Self-Published
Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels
Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
Rachael Sommers
Ylva Publishing
Lise Gold & Madeleine Taylor
Lise Gold Books
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Rian Birch
Slow Sunday Press
Clare Lydon
Custard Books
Kris Bryant
Bold Strokes Books
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer
Smokeshow Press
Zoe Caswell
Bella Books
Lark Sullivan
Self-Published
Contemporary Romance: Short Novels
Margo Glynn
Bold Strokes Books
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Gerri Hill
Bella Books
Justice Woods
Bella Books
Alicia Gael
Bella Books
Bette Hawkins
Bella Books
Tiana Warner
Ylva Publishing
Stacey Lee Powell
Tello Books
Rian Birch
Slow Sunday Press
Titania Tempest
Self published
Georgia Beers
Bold Strokes Books
Debut Novel
Kelly Preston
Self-Published
J.A. Gaudio
J.A. Gaudio
Katherine Bryant
Amphorae Publishing
Jess Skultety
Violet Sunflower Literary
Elsie Hawthorne
Self-Published
The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline
Eline Evans
Self-Published
Maddie Martinez
Tor Publishing Group
Natalie G. Bergman
Rose & Pearl Productions
Michelle Lerner
Bancroft Press
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Tessa Croft
Bold Strokes Books
Samira Lloyd
Arianhrod Press
Emily St. James
Zando, Crooked Media Reads
Erotic Novel
Fantasy
Elsie Hawthorne
Self-Published
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
J.R. Dawson
Tor Publishing Group
Maddie Martinez
Tor Publishing Group
Brey Willows
Butterworth Books
Rebecca Thorne
Tor Publishing Group
Gwenhyver
self-pub
Ana K. Wrenn
Ylva Publishing
Roslyn Sinclair
Lucky Opal Press
Fiction Anthologies/ Collections
Frosting on the Cake 3: Still Crazy After All These Years
Karin Kallmaker
Bella Books
What Rides at Night: Queer, Feminist, Fantastical, Bicycle Halloween Stories
Summer Jewel Keown
Microcosm Publishing
General Fiction
Caren J. Werlinger
Corgyn Publishing
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Hildred Billings
Barachou Press
Jaime Burnet
Vagrant Press
Jen Lyon
self-published
Emily St. James
Zando, Crooked Media Reads
Historical Fiction
Katherine Bryant
Amphorae Publishing
Victoria Redel
Zando, SJP Lit
Penny Mickelbury
Bywater Books
Aimée
Self published
Mystery/Thriller/Crime
Catherine Maiorisi
Bella Books
Verónica Gutiérrez
Bella Books
Marisa Billions
Self-Published
Judy M. Kerr
Launch Point Press
Frances Lucas
River Mountain Publishing, LLC
J.M. Redmann
Bold Strokes Books
Cari Hunter
Bold Strokes Books
Paranormal/Occult/Horror
Ileandra Young
Bold Strokes Books
Natalie G. Bergman
Rose & Pearl Productions
Jae
Ylva Publishing
Kelly Preston
Self-Published
Audrey Wilson
Bywater Books
Poetry
Judith Teixeira translated by Samantha Pious
Headmistress Press
Dani Wilde
Tehom Center Publishing
Romantic Blend
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Catherine Lane
Bold Strokes Books
Lee Winter
Ylva Publishing
Cheyenne Blue
Ylva Publishing
Nicole Disney
Bold Strokes Books
Jolie Dvorak
Thirteen Books
Tessa Croft
Bold Strokes Books
C. Jean Downer
Bella Books
Milena McKay
self-published
Science Fiction
Tee Corinne Cover Design
Nell Wood
Eye Books
David Rotstein
Minotaur Books (SMP/Macmillan)
M & J
Foxy Brown Press
Matt Roeser
Strawberry Tree Books
Taylor Rose
Self Published
SJ Hardy
Bella Books
Madison Brake
Sunset Wave Press
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Headmistress Press
Sam Palencia
Brayden StoryWorks
Tina Michele
Bold Strokes Books
Nicci Robinson
Butterworth Books
Rachel George Illustration
Desert Palm Press
Ann McMan
Bywater Books
Suzanne Lenoir
Bold Strokes Books
Lise Gold
Lise Gold Books
Roderick Brydon
Launch Point Press
Alicia Tatone
Zando
Jaya Miceli
Zando, SJP Lit
RedNight
Self published
Samantha Sanderson Marshall
Sapphic Stories Publishing
Megan Fildes
Vagrant Press
May Dawney Designs
LLS Creations
Nicci Robinson
Butterworth Books
Ann McMan
Up A Tree Media
M& J
Foxy Brown Press
May Dawney
SJB Books
Samantha Sanderson Marshall
Self-Published
Nicci Robinson
Butterworth Books
Raised for the Sword
Aimée
Self published
eebooWORX
Desert Palm Press
Ann McMan
Bywater Books
Hannah Sternjakob
Self-Published
Selina Fenech
Fairies and Fantasy Pty Ltd
Nicci Robinson
Butterworth Books
Nicci Robinson
Butterworth Books
Robin Lewis
NanBec
Tammy Seidick
Bold Strokes Books
Alexandra Ovanesyan
Smokeshow Press
Serene Chia
Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Melissa Tereze
Jaded Angels, LLC
Ann McMan
Bywater Books
Felix Tindall
Thirteen Books
Kim Cavrak
Violet Sunflower Literary
eebooWORX
Launch Point Press
Cath Grace
Self-Published
Severn River Publishing
Severn River Publishing
Severn River Publishing
Severn River Publishing
Syd Mills and Fay Lane
Lucky Opal Press
MJ Duncan
Self published
Tammy Seidick
Bold Strokes Books
Ann McMan
Flashpoint Publications
Kim Locraft
Self-Published
Ann McMan
Up A Tree Media, LLC
Jenifer Prince
self-published
Grace Han
Zando, Crooked Media Reads
Natasja Hellenthal
Shaggy Dog Stories
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Young Adult/New Adult Fiction
Morgan Lee Miller
Bold Strokes Books
Livia Janes
Affinity Rainbow Publications
Harmony Noble
TrueLoveWriters
Bebe Duncan
Pettygrove Press
Cara Ramsey
Self published
Char Dafoe
Painted Hearts Publishing
Erica Lee
Self-Published
Kamryn Kingsberry
IKB Press
Katie M Hall
Affinity Rainbow Publications
Kristin Keppler
Bold Strokes Books