$46,000 TOTAL PRIZES
3 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
2 POPULAR CHOICE
19 CATEGORIES
THE
GOLDIES
THE
GOLDIES
The Golden Crown Literary Awards are presented during our Annual Conference to recognize excellence in sapphic and women-loving-women literature. Rewarding quality literature, narration, and cover design; "The Goldies," have been a must-see event in the sapphic and WLW community each year since 2005.
Ann Bannon
Popular Choice
Ann Bannon
Popular Choice
$1,000 Prize
$1,000 Prize
for top winner in each category
Erotic Novel
Debut Novel
General Fiction
Romantic Blend
Historical Fiction
Fiction Collection
Fiction Anthology
New Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fiction​
General Non-Fiction
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Science Fiction, Fantasy
Poetry, Poem Collection
Paranormal, Occult, Horror
Fiction Anthology, Collection
Contemporary Romance: Long Novel
Contemporary Romance: Short Novel
Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novel
GOLD
$15,000
SILVER
$10,000
A coveted achievement for authors, the Ann Bannon Award recognizes books rated by judges as of the highest quality in their categories and then voted as popular by community voters.
BRONZE
$5,000
When I got my Goldie I was a newly published author who struggled for years to find a publisher without success. A Goldie meant acceptance by my peers. It was a high only a Nobel prize winner can describe. Even the glow in my photograph could light up a city.