Spin Out has been nominated by TRR reviewers for Best GLBT – Mystery / Thriller (2011) at The Romance Reviews (“TRR”). Voting officially starts today, March 16, until March 31. Results would be announced on April 2.
Voting takes place here! http://www.theromancereviews.com/bookvote.php
I just found out this morning.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
(Columbus, OH) — NLA-International, a leading organization for activists in the pansexual leather community, is now accepting nominations for its annual writing awards for excellence in SM/leather/fetish writing for books, articles, novels, and short fiction first published between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011. The deadline for nominations is 31 January 2012. The finalists will be announced in March. The winners will be announced at the National Leather Association’s Annual General Meeting, which will be held during Tribal Fire (4-6 May 2012) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The five award categories are:
Eligibility for all awards (short fiction, novel, non-fiction book, non-fiction article, and anthology) requires first time publication in the 2011 calendar year.
If you or someone you know has published a book, article, or story dealing with any aspect of SM, leather,fetish, or kink sexuality please consider nominating it for one of the above awards. Authors and publishers are encouraged to nominate themselves by submitting copies of their work.
Nominated works should foster education and promote awareness and a positive image of the leather/SM/fetish community. They should entertain and educate, while building awareness and tolerance of the community and showcasing the talents of its members.
There are no submission fees, but the judges will require either three print copies of the nominated work or a digital copy (PDF). Nominations may be sent to the committee chair, Steve Vakesh, at: .
NLA-I has convened an award jury of nine readers, whose number include noted erotic writers and leading community activists. The judges are rotated regularly and their names withheld until after judging is complete to prevent lobbying by nominees. Last year they reviewed more than 100 submissions.
Now in their fifth year, the NLA-I’s writing awards have received widespread appreciation and support. A “leather first,” they have become the preeminent awards for SM, leather, and fetish writing. Past winners include Laura Antoniou, Gloria Brame, Jack Fritscher, Lee “Bridgett” Harrington, Anneke Jacob, Jeff Mann, Jack Rinella, davidstein, Cecilia Tan, Tristan Taormino, Claire Thompson, and Alyson Tyler.
All or Nothing made it through round 1! Of course NOW I have a 50/50 chance of going up against Josh Laynon next round…the Lanyonites and Buchanafans …well there’s a lot of cross-over there.
I’ll let you all know when the next round begins….
What does DABWAHA Stand for: Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hella Authors
For the 2nd year in a row, one of my books has finaled in the National Leather Association – International’s Pauline Reage Novel Category!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR NLA-I WRITING AWARDS
(Columbus, OH) — National Leather Association: International (NLA-I), a leading organization for activists in the pansexual SM/leather/fetish community, announced today the finalists for its annual writing awards. Named after activists and writers Geoff Mains, John Preston, Pauline Reage, Cynthia Slater, and the groundbreaking organization Samois, they are awarded annually to recognize excellence in writing and publishing about leather, SM, bondage and fetishes.
The finalists for the Cynthia Slater Non-fiction Article Award are:
M. Svairini, “Kaliyuga Yoni” (blog post from the bottom runs the fuck)
Sinclair Sexsmith, “Reconciling Feminism & Sadism” (Sugarbutch Chronicles)
Lady Elsa, “Service Topping as a Spiritual Practice” from Lee Harrington (ed.), Spirit of Desire: Personal Explorations of Sacred Kink (Lulu.com).
Alice Wood-Jones, “Kim West, A Life in Latex Fashion” (Skin Two 61)
The finalists for the Geoff Mains Non-fiction Book Award are:
TammyJo Eckhart and Fox, At Her Feet: Powering Your FemDom Relationship (Greenery)
Steve Lenius, Life, Leather and the Pursuit of Happiness: Life, History and Culture in the Leather/BDSM/Fetish Community (Nelson Borhek)
Nancy Ava Miller, Pervert: Notes from the Sexual Underground (Xlibris)
Bill Reed, Exploring Your Kink: A practical guide to BDSM play (Lulu.com)
Justin Spring, Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The finalists for the Pauline Reage Novel Award are:
Evangeline Anderson, Dangerous Cravings (Loose Id)
James Buchanan, All or Nothing (MLR Press)
Cherise Sinclair, The Dom’s Dungeon (Loose Id)
Claire Thompson, Cowboy Poet (Romance Unbound)
India Wilson, The Knot Artist (Lightning Strikes)
The finalists for the John Preston Short Fiction Award are:
Laura Antoniou, “That’s Harsh” from the 2010 edition of The Slave (Circlet)
Jeff Mann, “Demon Seed” from Amie M. Evans and Paul J. Willis (eds.), Saints+Sinners 2010: New Fiction from the Festival (Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori)
Xan West, “Ready” from Christopher Pierce (ed.), Biker Boys: Gay Erotic Stories (Cleis)
The finalists for the Samois Anthology Award are:
Rachel Kramer Bussel, Fast Girls: Erotica for Women (Cleis)
Thom Magister, The Slave Journals and Other Tales of the Old Guard (Perfect Bound)
Tristan Taormino, Sometimes She Lets Me: Best Butch/Femme Erotica (Cleis)
Peter Tupper, The Innocent’s Progress (Circlet)
The winners will be announced on April 17 at the National Leather Association’s Annual General Meeting, which will be held during Spring Iniquity XX (April 15-17, 2011) in Houston, TX and mark the National Leather Association’s 25th anniversary. Please contact the award committee chair, Steve Vakesh, for more information about the awards at . For more information about Spring Iniquity, the National Leather Association, and the NLA-I’s meeting on Sunday morning, see: http://www.springiniquity.com and http://www.nla-i.com.
I’m completely honored and humbled that Deputy Joe made the finals in the Pauline Reage Novel category. Here’s the press release with all the finalists.
I can’t say I wouldn’t be thrilled to win…but just making the finals is wonderful. A mystery that takes on Mormonism, being outed in a small community and the main character discovering his sadistic/dominate streak. It was a novel that took a lot of chances.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR NLA-I WRITING AWARDS
(Columbus, OH) — National Leather Association: International (NLA-I), a leading organization for activists in the pansexual SM/leather/fetish community, announced today the finalists for its recently created writing awards. Named after activists and writers Geoff Mains, John Preston, Pauline Reage, Cynthia Slater, and the organization Samois, they are awarded annually to recognize excellence in writing and publishing about leather, SM, bondage and fetishes.
The finalists for the Cynthia Slater Non-fiction Article Award are:
Gloria Brame, “Transformation and Transcendence in BDSM,” which appeared in Filthy Gorgeous Things, July 2009, “Force” issue. Available at: http://filthygorgeousthings.com/
E.R. Chaline, “Contemporary Gay BDSM in the UK,” which appeared in Skin Two (2009).
Jeff Mann, “How to be a Country Leather Bear,” from Richard Labonté and Lawrence Schimel (eds.), Second Person Queer: Who You Are (So Far). (Arsenal Pulp Press).
Jack Rinella, “Juggling,” which appeared in LeatherViews
Sarah Sloane, “The Biochemistry of BDSM,” which appeared in Sexis. Available at: http://www.edenfantasys.com/sexis/sex/bdsm-biochemistry-110492/The finalists for the Geoff Mains Non-fiction Book Award are:
Lee Harrington, Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond (lulu.com)
david stein, Ask the Man Who Owns Him: The Real Lives of Gay Masters and slaves (Perfectbound Press)
Two Knotty Boys, Two Knotty Boys Back on the Ropes (Green Candy)
The finalists for the Pauline Reage Novel Award are:
Melinda Barron, Graceful Submission (Loose Id)
James, Buchanan, Hard Fall (MLR Press)
Alex Ironrod, Obsession (Nazca Plains)
Claire Thompson, Submission Times Two (Romance Unbound)
The finalists for the John Preston Short Fiction Award are:
Kieran Wyn DeWhurst, “The Last Mistress of the Chatelaine,” in Cecilia Tan and Sarah Desautels (eds.), Like a Thorn: An Anthology of BDSM Fairy Tales (Circlet Press)
Jack Fritscher, “Goodbye Saigon,” in Phillip Mackenzie, Jr. (ed.), Special Forces: Gay Military Erotica (Cleis Press)
Shanna Germain, “Second Skin,” in Cecilia Tan and Sarah Desautels (eds.), Like a Thorn: An Anthology of BDSM Fairy Tales (Circlet Press)
Jeff Mann, “Lost River,” in Richard Labonté (ed.), Daddies: Gay Erotic Stories (Cleis Press)
Xan West, “Missing Daddy,” in Richard Labonté (ed.), Daddies: Gay Erotic Stories (Cleis Press)
The finalists for the Samois Anthology Award are:
Cecilia Tan and Sarah Desautels (eds.), Like a Thorn: An Anthology of BDSM Fairy Tales (Circlet Press)
Rachel Kramer Bussel (ed.), Bottoms Up: Spanking Good Stories (Cleis Press)
The winners will be announced at the NLA-I’s Annual General Meeting, which will be held during Tribal Fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (April 30 – May 2 2010). Please contact the award committee chair, Steve Vakesh, for more information about the awards at . For more information about Tribal Fire, the National Leather Association, and the NLA-I’s meeting on Sunday morning, see: http://www.tribalfireokc.com/ and http://www.nla-i.com
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