GCLS Supporters
We are grateful to the following donors and sponsors for their generous support of the Golden Crown Literary Society through individual donations and sponsorships in 2025.
Donors
Golden Crown Circle
($2500+)
Lynn Ames & Cheryl Pletcher
Betsy Carswell & Carol Wayman
Sarah Schwartz and Lona Dallessandro
Karen Rappaport
($1000+)
Mentor Circle
Cindy Rizzo
Luc Dreamer
Rosa Moran
Katherine Rupley
Anat Deracine
Tracy Ritter
Veronica Gutierrez
2 Anonymous Donors
Main Character Circle
($500+)
Anne E. Geary
Michelle Lisper & Renate Riffe
Sara Scott
KG MacGregor
Sarah Volness
Bella Books
Ann Shanks Etter
Melissa Brayden
Aoibh Wood
Lila Bruce
Mary Jo Moon
1 Anonymous Donor
($250+)
Best Friend Circle
Dillon Watson
Jennifer Dawson
Simone K.
Karen Solt
Kay H. Neill
Adriene & Susan
C. Jean Downer
barefoot James
Lucy Piper
Marie Sotiriou
Carol Rosenfeld
Beth Strauss
Barbara Smith
Jacqueline Fein-Zachary
2 Anonymous Donors
World Builder Circle
($100+)
Laura Green
Lynne Carlson
Karin Kallmaker
Georgia Beers
Sue Hanna
Michele Karlsberg Marketing and Management
Alice Wang
Jean M. Nienhuis
KP
Tagan Shepard
Bold Strokes Books
Anne Hart
Mightycause Foundation
Nancy Ashmore
Ann Tonnell
Cris Ascunce
Liz Gibson
Jenn Brown
Karen Marquardt
K. Aten
Kimberly Cooper Griffin
Marlene Tise
Nicole C. Brown
Robin L. Ewing
Steve Newton
Millie Ireland
Kate Wissman
Alaina Erdell
Barbara J. Pallari
Catherine Maorisi
Constance Emmett
Denise Huffhines
DJ Small
Jaycie Morrison
Jennifer Blom
Kimberly Hoover
Margaret Snow
Terri Cutshall
Vanessa Hargrave
13 Anonymous Donors
($5+)
Community Circle
Kara L. Zajac
Karen Richard
Renee Young
S.W. Andersen
Suzanne Moss
E. J. Noyes
M.J. Lowe
Anne Shade
Smokeshow Press
Lori Cassels
Nat and Kelly
Sheree Wood
A. L. Brooks
Benna Bos
Cathy Walters
Michelle Hills and Joan Benson
Ann de Mooij
Chelsey Lynford
CJ Murphy
Gema Pérez Sánchez
J Torres
Judie and Bruce Amsel
Judy Kerr
Lara Zielinsky
Lyn Horne
Margaret Morrison
Mary Griggs
Susanne Salehi
Jennifer White
Alexi Venice
Mary Anne Frett
Marybeth Shea
Britt Augustine
Ashley Lynn Hengst
Aurora Rey
Liz Tanner
Judith Stein
Katrin Felsenheime
16 Anonymous Donors
2026 Conference Sponsors
Novel Sponsor
($2500+)
($1000+)
Novella Sponsor
Betsy Carswell
Karen Richard
Chapter Sponsor
($500+)
Jennifer Bilskis
Rosa Moran
($200+)
Flash Fiction Sponsor
Printed Program Sponsor
Susan Williams
Slideshow Sponsor
Conference Bags, Sponsored Tickets, Karaoke
Betsy Carswell
Ann Shanks Etter
Bridget Nelson
Cindy Rizzo
1 Anonymous Sponsor
