Gaylactic Spectrum AwardShortlist

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Other Names: Gaylactic Spectrum
196 Works 18,834 Books 415 Reviews 4.2
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the show more awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation. The most recent awards were presented in October 2008 at the Gaylaxicon science fiction convention in Washington, D.C.
The major award categories are for best novel, short fiction, and other works. The winners and short list of recommended nominees are decided by a jury.
Works of any format produced before the awards were first given are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame", although no work has been inducted since 2003. The list of award winners and Hall of Fame inductees has been called a "who's who of science fiction" by GLBTQ.com Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org show less
Stages:
All, Winner (51), Finalist (1), Shortlist (196), Nominee (417)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2017 (3), 2016 (9), [Published in 2014], 2014/2015 (13), Novel [Published in 2014], 2014/2015 (1), 2014/2015 (13), 2013 (4), 2012 (10), 2011 (7), 2010 (12), 2009 (6), 2008 (26), 2007 (14), 2006 (6), 2005 (12), 2004 (13), 2003 (13), 2002 (11), 2001 (10), 2000 (6), 1999 (7)

Shortlist 196

WorkCategoryYear
Cocktails at Seven, Apocalypse at Eight: The Derby Cavendish Stories by Don BassingthwaiteNovel2017
Fallow by Jordan L. HawkNovel2017
The Big Lie by Julie MayhewNovel2017
Karen Memory by Elizabeth BearNovel2016
Chaos Station by Jenn BurkeNovel2016
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose JonesNovel2016
Ebenezer by JoSelle Vanderhooft (Editor)Novel2016
Cherry Bomb by Caitlín R. KiernanNovel2016
The Bastards' Paradise by Kathe KojaNovel2016
Planetfall by Emma NewmanNovel2016
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha PulleyNovel2016
My Real Children by Jo WaltonNovel2016
A Case of Possession by KJ CharlesNovel2014/2015
The Magpie Lord by KJ CharlesNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
The Left Hand of Justice by Jess FaradayNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Shards of Time by Lynn FlewellingNovel2014/2015
His Sacred Bones: Book Three of The Rifter by Ginn HaleNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
The Holy Road: Book Two of The Rifter by Ginn HaleNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Dead in the Desert by Lou HarperNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Bloodline by Jordan L. HawkNovel2014/2015
Stormhaven by Jordan L. HawkNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Threshold by Jordan L. HawkNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Widdershins by Jordan L. HawkNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
King of Dublin by Lisa HenryNovel2014/2015
The Future Falls by Tanya HuffNovel2014/2015
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn JohnsonNovelNovel [Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose JonesNovel2014/2015
Red Delicious by Caitlín R. KiernanNovel2014/2015
The Mercury Waltz by Kathe KojaNovel2014/2015
Indexing by Seanan McGuireNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
The Dark Defiles by Richard K. MorganNovel2014/2015
Heirs of Grace by Tim PrattNovel2014/2015
A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa ScottNovel2014/2015
Wind Raker by Melissa ScottNovel2014/2015
Angel on the Ropes by Jill ShultzNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
The Redemption Engine by James L. SutterNovel2014/2015
The Violent Century by Lavie TidharNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Blood Oranges by Kathleen TierneyNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Something More Than Night by Ian TregillisNovel[Published in 2014], 2014/2015
Casket of Souls by Lynn FlewellingNovel2013
Rapture by Kameron HurleyNovel2013
Forged in Fire by J. A. PittsNovel2013
Point of Knives by Melissa ScottNovel2013
Grail by Elizabeth BearNovel2012
A Rope of Thorns by Gemma FilesNovel2012
The Wild Ways by Tanya HuffNovel2012
God's War by Kameron HurleyNovel2012
Infidel by Kameron HurleyNovel2012
Huntress by Malinda LoNovel2012
The Cold Commands by Richard K. MorganNovel2012
The Highest Frontier by Joan SlonczewskiNovel2012
Rule 34 by Charles StrossNovel2012
Static by L. A. WittNovel2012
The Wolf at the Door by Jameson CurrierNovel2011
A Book of Tongues by Gemma FilesNovel2011
The White Road by Lynn FlewellingNovel2011
Stealing Fire by Jo GrahamNovel2011
Red Hood's Revenge by Jim C. HinesNovel2011
Black Blade Blues by J. A. PittsNovel2011
Bob the Book by David PrattNovel2011
By the Mountain Bound by Elizabeth BearNovel2010
Seven for a Secret by Elizabeth BearNovel2010
Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline CareyNovel2010
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya HuffNovel2010
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. KiernanNovel2010
Strange Fortune by Josh LanyonNovel2010
Ash by Malinda LoNovel2010
Centuries Ago and Very Fast by Rebecca OreNovel2010
Palimpsest by Catherynne ValenteNovel2010
Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories by Catherine LundoffOther Work2010
Firooz and His Brother by Alex JeffersShort Fiction2010
The Succession Of Knoorikios Khnum by Zachary JerniganShort Fiction2010
All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth BearNovel2009
City of Ashes by Cassandra ClareNovel2009
Shadows Return by Lynn FlewellingNovel2009
Havemercy by Jaida JonesNovel2009
Turnskin by Nicole KimberlingNovel2009
Wilde Stories 2009: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction by Steve BermanOther Work2009
Lady Knight by L-J BakerNovel2008
Dust by Elizabeth BearNovel2008
New Amsterdam by Elizabeth BearNovel2008
Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth BearNovel2008
Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve BermanNovel2008
Ink: The Book of All Hours by Hal DuncanNovel2008
The Carhullan Army by Sarah HallNovel2008
Hero by Perry MooreNovel2008
Hex: A Novel of Love Spells by Darieck ScottNovel2008
Spaceman Blues: A Love Song by Brian Francis SlatteryNovel2008
Ha'penny by Jo WaltonNovel2008
Socket by Sean AbleyOther Work2008
So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction by Steve BermanOther Work2008
Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures by Lynne JamneckOther Work2008
Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet by Vince A. LiagunoOther Work2008
Alleys and Doorways: Stories of Queer Urban Fantasy by Meredith SchwartzOther Work2008
Stardust [2007 film] by Matthew VaughnOther Work2008
Prime Suspect by K.S. AugustinShort Fiction2008
Bittersweet by Steve BermanShort Fiction2008
The Coat of Stars by Holly BlackShort Fiction2008
Parts by Kal CobaltShort Fiction2008
Charming: a tale of true love {short story} by Ruby deBrazierShort Fiction2008
The Healing by Leigh EllwoodShort Fiction2008
A Bird of Ice {short story} by Craig Laurance GidneyShort Fiction2008
Dividing the Sustain (short story) by James Patrick KellyShort Fiction2008
Dancing on the Head of a Pin by Kiernan KellyShort Fiction2008
Carnival by Elizabeth BearNovel2007
The Growing by Susanne M. BeckNovel2007
Dragon's Teeth by James A. HetleyNovel2007
Smoke and Ashes by Tanya HuffNovel2007
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen KushnerNovel2007
The Virtu by Sarah MonetteNovel2007
Spin Control by Chris MoriartyNovel2007
Snow by Wheeler ScottNovel2007
Hard Pill by John BaumgartnerOther Work2007
Gaylaxicon Sampler 2006 by Don SakersOther Work2007
Caught by Skin by Steve BermanShort Fiction2007
There's a Hole in the City by Richard BowesShort Fiction2007
Captive Girl by Jennifer PellandShort Fiction2007
Bones Like Black Sugar by Catherynne M. ValenteShort Fiction2007
Bite Club: A West Hollywood Vampire Novel (West Hollywood Vampire Novels) by Hal BodnerNovel2006
The Vesuvius Club by Mark GatissNovel2006
Dragon's Eye by James A. HetleyNovel2006
Smoke and Mirrors by Tanya HuffNovel2006
The Summer Isles by Ian R. MacLeodNovel2006
The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim PrattNovel2006
The First Stone by Mark AnthonyNovel2005
The Ordinary by Jim GrimsleyNovel2005
Offspring by Steven HarperNovel2005
Smoke and Shadows by Tanya HuffNovel2005
Murder of Angels by Caitlín R. KiernanNovel2005
Reruns by Selina RosenNovel2005
Dog Warrior by Wen SpencerNovel2005
With Her Body (Conversation Pieces) by Nicola GriffithOther Work2005
Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual by Greg HerrenOther Work2005
Pervert by Charles Coleman FinlayShort Fiction2005
Song of Bullfrogs Cry of Geese by Nicola GriffithShort Fiction2005
Kissing Frogs by Jaye LawrenceShort Fiction2005
Hidden Warrior by Lynn FlewellingNovel2004
Trickster by Steven HarperNovel2004
Spin State by Chris MoriartyNovel2004
Lust by Geoff RymanNovel2004
Hybrids by Robert J. SawyerNovel2004
Troll: A Love Story by Johanna SinisaloNovel2004
Story Teller by Amy ThomsonNovel2004
Kiss {short story} by Steve BermanShort Fiction2004
Poison [short fiction] by Beth BernobichShort Fiction2004
Walking Contradiction by Nancy Jane MooreShort Fiction2004
Living with the Harpy by Tim PrattShort Fiction2004
The Golden Boy by Warren RochelleShort Fiction2004
The Tawny Bitch {short story} by Nisi ShawlShort Fiction2004
The Uncanny X-Men #414 - Fall Down Go Boom by Chuck AustenComic/Graphic Novel2003
Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries by Neil GaimanComic/Graphic Novel2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow & Tara: Wilderness by Christopher GoldenComic/Graphic Novel2003
Solitaire by Kelley EskridgeNovel2003
Lorimal's Chalice by Jane FletcherNovel2003
Nightmare by Steven HarperNovel2003
The Fall of The Kings by Ellen KushnerNovel2003
Dance for the Ivory Madonna by Don SakersNovel2003
Hominids by Robert J. SawyerNovel2003
Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R. H. Barlow by R. H. BarlowOther Work2003
Mind and Body by Cecilia TanOther Work2003
Wired Hard 3: Even More Erotica for a Gay Universe by Cecilia TanOther Work2003
Til Human Voices Wake Us by Stephen DedmanShort Fiction2003
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyNovel2002
A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane DorseyNovel2002
Bouncing Off the Moon by David GerroldNovel2002
The Kappa Child by Hiromi GotoNovel2002
Dreamer by Steven HarperNovel2002
Point of Dreams by Melissa ScottNovel2002
The Ghost Sister by Liz WilliamsNovel2002
Trysts: A Triskaidecollection of Queer and Weird Stories by Steve BermanOther Work2002
Sextopia: Stories of Sex and Society by Cecilia TanOther Work2002
Soul of Light [short story] by Catherine AsaroShort Fiction2002
Triangle {short story} by Ellen KlagesShort Fiction2002
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinHall of Fame2001
Teranesia by Greg EganNovel2001
Kirith Kirin by Jim GrimsleyNovel2001
The Chosen by Ricardo PintoNovel2001
A Face without a Heart by Rick R. ReedNovel2001
The Jazz by Melissa ScottNovel2001
Oracle {novella} by Greg EganOther Work2001
The Authority: Under New Management by Warren EllisOther Work2001
Queer Fear: Gay Horror Fiction by Michael RoweOther Work2001
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon2001
How Are the Mighty Fallen by Thomas Burnett SwannHall of Fame2000
Traitor's Moon by Lynn FlewellingNovel2000
The Quartered Sea by Tanya HuffNovel2000
The Annunciate by Severna ParkNovel2000
The Granite Shield by Fiona PattonNovel2000
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut [1999 film] by Trey ParkerOther Work2000
Secret Matter by Toby JohnsonHall of Fame1999
Shadow Man by Melissa ScottHall of Fame1999
Halfway Human by Carolyn Ives GilmanNovel1999
Maximum Light by Nancy KressNovel1999
The Painter Knight by Fiona PattonNovel1999
Gods and Monsters [1998 film] by Bill CondonOther Work1999
Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism by Lawrence SchimelOther Work1999

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The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation. The most recent awards were presented in October 2008 at the Gaylaxicon science fiction convention in Washington, D.C.
The major award categories are for best novel, short fiction, and other works. The winners and short list of recommended nominees are decided by a jury.
Works of any format produced before the awards were first given are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame", although no work has been inducted since 2003. The list of award winners and Hall of Fame inductees has been called a "who's who of science fiction" by GLBTQ.com Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org (English, Member-written)
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org (English, Member-written)

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