GCLS is Dedicated to Education, Promotion and Recognition of Lesbian Literaturer
Bestselling author Dorothy Allison will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) conference, July 22-26 in New Orleans.
Allison’s first novel “Bastard out of Carolina” was a finalist for a National Book Award, won an ALA Award and became an award-winning movie. She has won numerous other awards and was described by the Boston Globe as “one of the finest writers of her generation”.
In 1998, Allison founded The Independent Spirit Award, a prize given each year to an individual whose work with small presses and independent bookstores has helped to sustain that enterprise. She also serves on the Advisory board of the National Coalition Against Censorship and Feminists for Free Expression, and the advisory board of the James Tiptree Jr. Memorial Award, a prize that is presented annually to a science fiction or fantasy work that explores and expands on contemporary ideas of gender.
Presented by the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to lesbian literature, the GCLS annual conference includes Master Classes in the craft of writing; sessions and panels on a wide range of topics of interest to readers, writers and editors; author readings and chats; and their awards ceremony that honors books across all genres of lesbian fiction and creative non-fiction.
The 2015 conference theme is “Engaging the Reader” and the genre highlighted will be Paranormal. The conference includes many of the major lesbian publishing companies and top authors in lesbian literature.
Some Attending Publishers: Some Attending Authors:
– Affinity Ebook Press NZ Ltd. – Georgia Beers
– Bedazzled Ink Publishing – Jae
– Bella Books – Karin Kallmaker
– Bold Strokes Books – Lori L. Lake
– Bywater Books – KG MacGregor
– Regal Crest Enterprises – Linda Kay Silva
– Sapphire Books – Carsen Taite
– Ylva Publishing – Ali Vali
The GCLS conference will be held at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans. For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.goldencrown.org/conference
About the Golden Crown Literary Society (http://goldencrown.org)
The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) is the largest non-profit organization dedicated to education and the promotion and recognition of lesbian literature. Its goals are: to provide learning opportunities, encouragement and assistance to new and established authors in developing their craft; to support and strengthen quality lesbian writing by providing educational programs and creating opportunities for readers and writers to interact; and to recognize and promote lesbian literature.
Contact: Liz Gibson, Executive Director / [email protected]
Golden Crown Literary Society, A 501(c)3 non-â€profit corporation
P.O. Box 720154 / Dallas, TX 75372