Friday, April 10, 2009

Lamda Nomination!

Happy news! On May 28th Lipstick on Her Collar will hopefully be chosen for the Best Lesbian Erotica in the Lambda Literary Awards!

The Lambda Literary Awards seek to recognize excellence in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature. Each year, over 80 judges -- writers, booksellers, librarians, journalists -- assess the entries in more than 20 categories.

Nominees are:

* Lipstick on Her Collar, Sacchi Green and Rakelle Valencia, Pretty Things Press
* Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures, Lynne Jamneck, Lethe Press
* In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip, Radclyffe and Karen Kallmaker, Bold Strokes Books
* I Dare You, Larkin Rose, Bold Strokes Books
* Thirteen Hours, Meghan O'Brien, Bold Strokes Books
* Put Away Wet, Susan Smith, Bold Strokes Books
* Best Lesbian Erotica 2009, Tristin Taormino & Joan Larkin, Cleis Press
* Purple Panties: An Eroticonair.com Anthology, Zane, Simon and Schuster
* Hungry for It, Fiona Zedde, Kensington

The final awards will be presented on May 28 in NYC.

My story Reap What You Sew inspired by my time in the fashion industry is a part of the anthology nominated. This is the 2cnd time my work has been included in a Lamda nomination. Rode Hard Put Away Wet was nominated in 2005.