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2013 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel Announced

The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards were created in 1998 by the Gaylactic Network to honor works in speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror) which include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender characters, themes, and/or issues. In 2002, the Awards were handed over to a newly formed, independent organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation.

The 2013 Winner and Short List of Recommended Works for the Best Novel category (for novels published in North America in 2012) were announced at Gaylaxicon 2013/OutlantaCon, in Atlanta:

Winner, The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (published by Ecco) The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Short List:
Casket of Souls, Lynn Flewelling (Spectra)-- Casket of Souls (Nightrunner, #6) by Lynn Flewelling
Forged in Fire, J.A. Pitts (Tor)-- Forged in Fire (Sarah Beauhall #3) by J.A. Pitts
Point of Knives, Melissa Scott (Lethe) Point of Knives (Astreiant, #1.5) by Melissa Scott --
Rapture, Kameron Hurley (Nightshade. Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3) by Kameron Hurley

Winners, Short List Recommendations, and all Nominees for 2013 and all previous years can be reviewed at:
http://www.spectrumawards.org

Nominations are now open for the 2014 Awards for works published in 2013. You are invited to nominate a work meeting the criteria at the same website.
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Published on July 19, 2014 08:29 Tags: j-a-pitts, kameron-hurley, lynn-flewelling, madeline-miller