Georgia Beers is an American writer of lesbian romance. Her novel Fresh Tracks won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance.[1]
Her novels have won 13 of the Golden Crown Literary Society's Goldie Awards, including six awards for romance, two Ann Bannon Popular Choice awards, two awards for non-erotic short story collections, and two awards for erotica.
Personal life
editBeers has lived in Rochester, New York her entire life and currently has a miniature Australian Shepherd, Finley.[2]
Every year, she volunteers on the programming committee for ImageOut, Rochester, New York's annual LGBTQ film festival.[2]
Awards
edit| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Fresh Tracks | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Won | [1] |
| 2007 | Goldie Award for Lesbian Romance | Won | [3] | |
| 2009 | Finding Home | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Nominated | [4] |
| 2010 | Outsiders | Goldie Award for Short Story/Essay/Collections (Non-Erotica) | Won | [5] |
| 2011 | Starting from Scratch | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Nominated | [6] |
| Goldie Award for Traditional Romance | Won | [7] | ||
| Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award | Won | [7] | ||
| 2012 | 96 Hours | Goldie Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Won | [8] |
| 2013 | Slices of Life | Goldie Award for Short Story/Essay Collection | Won | [9] |
| 2015 | Olive Oil & White Bread | Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award | Won | [10] |
| 2018 | Right Here, Right Now | Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels | Won | [11] |
| Blend | Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels | Won | [12][13] | |
| 2021 | Hopeless Romantic | Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels | Won | [14] |
| All I Want for Christmas | Goldie Award for Fiction Anthologies/Collections | Won | [14] | |
| 2024 | Dance with Me | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Won | [15] |
Publications
editNovels
edit- Turning the Page (2001)
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (2003)
- Fresh Tracks (2006)
- Too Close to Touch (2006)
- Mine (2007)
- Finding Home (2008)
- Starting from Scratch (2010)
- 96 Hours (2011)
- Slices of Life (2012)
- Justice (2013)
- Working Girls #1: Firefighter (2013)
- Olive Oil and White Bread (2014)
- Snow Globe (2014)
- A Little Bit of Spice (2015)
- Zero Visibility (2015)
- Right Here, Right Now (2017)
- What Matters Most (2017)
- Blend (2018)
- Calendar Girl (2018)
- The Shape of You (2018)
- The Do-Over (2019)
- Fear of Falling (2019)
- One Walk in Winter (2019)
- 16 Steps to Forever (2020)
- Flavor of the Month (2020)
- Hopeless Romantic (2020)
- The Secret Poet (2021)
Balance series
edit- Balance (2014)
- Balance, Episode 2 (2014)
Puppy Love romance series
edit- Rescued Heart (2016)
- Run To You (2016)
- Dare to Stay (2017)
The Swizzle Stick romance series
edit- Shaken or Stirred (2021)
- On the Rocks (2021)
- With a Twist (2022)
Short story collections
edit- Outsiders, with Lynn Ames, J. D. Glass, Susan X. Meagher, and Susan Smith (2010)
- Call of The Wilde and Other Short Stories (2012)
- All I Want for Christmas, with Maggie Cummings and Fiona Riley (2020)
Anthology contributions
edit- The Milk of Human Kindness, edited by Lori L. Lake (2004)
- Stolen Moments, edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman (2005)
- Extreme Passions, edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman (2006)
- Blue Collar Lesbian Erotica, edited by Pat Cronin and Verda Foster (2008)
- Girls Next Door, edited by Sandy Lowe and Stacia Seaman (2017)
References
edit- ^ a b "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ a b "About". Georgia Beers. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2007 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2010-02-18). "21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2010 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ a b "2011 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2012 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2013 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2015 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2018 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2019 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Winners Announced for 15th Annual Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) Awards". PR News Wire. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ a b "2021 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Congratulations 2024 Lammy Award Winners". Lambda Literary. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-20.