TES Accepted into the Lambda Literary Awards

The Empress Sword has been accepted for consideration to the 2012 Lambda Literary Awards. The Lambda Literary Awards are presented annually by the Lambda Literary Foundation to the finest examples of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans literature available in the United States. For more than two decades the Lambda Literary Awards has brought attention to and honored exceptional writing about queer lives across multiple genres published by large and small presses.The "Lammy" is the most prestigious, competitive, and comprehensive literary award offered specifically to LGBT authors.

The Empress Sword was submitted for consideration in two categories: Best Transgender – Fiction; and Best LGBT Children's / Young Adult. It's not common for an epic fantasy story to show up in these categories, so even being accepted into them is exciting. The short list of nominations should be out sometime in March of 2012, and I will keep you posted on how TES fairs. Whatever the outcome I would like to acknowledge the efforts of Gabrielle Harbowy and Dragon Moon Press for their efforts in making this possible.