Georgia Beers

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

Beers 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

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

Novels

  • 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

  • Balance (2014)
  • Balance, Episode 2 (2014)

Puppy Love romance series

  • Rescued Heart (2016)
  • Run To You (2016)
  • Dare to Stay (2017)

The Swizzle Stick romance series

  • Shaken or Stirred (2021)
  • On the Rocks (2021)
  • With a Twist (2022)

Short story collections

  • 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

  • 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

  1. ^ a b "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ a b "About". Georgia Beers. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ^ "2007 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. ^ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2010-02-18). "21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ^ "2010 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ^ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. ^ a b "2011 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ^ "2012 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  9. ^ "2013 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  10. ^ "2015 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  11. ^ "2018 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  12. ^ "2019 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  13. ^ "Winners Announced for 15th Annual Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) Awards". PR News Wire. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  14. ^ a b "2021 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  15. ^ "Congratulations 2024 Lammy Award Winners". Lambda Literary. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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