31-488: Golden Crown Literary Society ( GCLS ) is an American nonprofit organization established in 2004 for those with an interest in Sapphic literature. Since 2005, GCLS has at its annual conference presented Golden Crown Literary Awards (Goldies) to authors and editors in various categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and anthologies/collections, as well as for cover design and audiobook narration. The Golden Crown Literary Society
62-455: A Lambda Literary Award in the lesbian anthology category for her editing of Intricate Passions (published by Banned Books). In 1991, she was chosen by Lambda Book Report as one of the fifty most influential lesbians and gay men of the decade, and in 1997 she received the Women's Caucus for Art President's Award for service to women in the arts. One of her other best known works is the cover of
93-492: A 1-to10-point quantitative scale, rating each on criteria set out in a comprehensive evaluation form. Criteria for novels, for example, included opening, premise, plot, characters, writing, setting, and reader impact. Judges' scores were tallied, and finalists, winners and top-scoring books determined. Judged category winners in 2024 are listed below, with monetary prize winners shown in bold: Long Novels Mid-Length Novels Short Novels Sapphism Sapphism
124-642: A co-facilitator of the Feminist Photography Ovulars (1979–1981) and a co-founder of The Blatant Image, A Magazine of Feminist Photography (1981–1983). She was the author of one novel, three collections of short stories, four books of poetry and numerous artists books and small edition publications. In 1980, she was one of the ten invited artists whose work was exhibited in the Great American Lesbian Art Show . She became adept at representing lesbian sexuality in ways that would elude
155-466: A diary, but I have almost always carried a drawing pad, and since my eighth year, I have also had a camera." As a teenager, Corinne became aware that she was attracted to both men and women. At boarding school in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida , she discovered that she thrived in an academically and artistically rigorous environment. At graduation, she won the school’s art award and a National Journalism award for work on
186-518: A fierce dedication to encouraging and preserving lesbian art. The award is an unrestricted grant of up to $ 1,000 annually. The prize is dedicated to artists working in photography, film, video, digital media, new media, or any fusions of these forms and in any genre including documentary, narrative, experimental, or any other styles or combination of genres. The award furthers Corinne's wish that individual lesbian artists be financially supported to work independently and without censorship. In 2014, Corinne
217-550: A man and a woman (duaric), and involving at least one non-binary person (diamoric or enbian ). Sapphic is also used in LGBT literature for works involving at least one relationship between women, regardless if they are lesbian or not. Tee Corinne Tee A. Corinne (November 3, 1943 – August 27, 2006) was an American photographer, author, and editor notable for the portrayal of sexuality in her artwork. According to Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia , "Corinne
248-609: A struggle with liver cancer . She was 62 years old. Corinne donated her papers to the University of Oregon Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives, where they are now available for research. The collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, artwork, photographs, artifacts, and other documents that reflect Corinne's life and work. Moonforce Media created the Tee A. Corinne Prize for Lesbian Media Artists in 2006 to annually honor Corinne as an artist with bold vision and
279-443: Is an umbrella term for any woman attracted to women or in a relationship with another woman, regardless of their sexual orientations , and encompassing the romantic love between women. The term is inclusive of individuals who are lesbian , bisexual , pansexual , omnisexual , aromantic , asexual , or queer . There are also sapphic people who are non-binary or genderqueer . The term sapphism has been used since
310-627: Is one of the most visible and accessible lesbian artists in the world." Linda Tee Athelston Cutchin was born in St. Petersburg, Florida , to Thomas Barnes Cutchin and Marjorie Isabelle Meares. She grew up in Florida and North Carolina. In 1945, when Corinne was two years old, her parents got divorced. One year later, her mother remarried William T. McClellan. The two were alcoholics, which would later influence Corinne's mixed media show "Family: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family." At age three-and-a-half, Corinne
341-498: The male gaze . In 1982, she produced a series of photographs called Yantras of Womanlove . Concerned with protecting the privacy of her models, she used techniques involving multiple prints, solarization, images printed in negative, and multiple exposures. Tee consistently and conscientiously included women of color, large women, older women, and women with disabilities as her subjects. Sometimes printers would refuse to print her works and art galleries would refuse to show it. Corinne
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#1732852374582372-496: The 1890s, and derives from Sappho , a Greek poet whose verses mainly focused on love between women and her own homosexual passions. She was born on the Greek island Lesbos , which also inspired the term lesbianism . Sappho's work is one of the few ancient references to sapphic love. Her poetry, significant in quality, is a rare example of female sexuality separated from reproduction in history. The term sapphic encompasses
403-478: The 1993 self-titled debut album of the English alternative rock band Suede . In 1998, her photographs appeared on the cover and sleeve of the timmi-kat ReCoRDS' release, "Milkshake: A CD to Benefit The Harvey Milk Institute". In the early 1980s, Tee Corinne moved to southern Oregon after she developed strong personal and artistic connections to the state. She lived in the many women's communities springing up in
434-566: The Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award was established in 2007. Currently, Ann Bannon awards recognize three books rated by judges as being of highest quality, and then by popular vote as favorites among the books determined by judges to be finalists. Established in 2015 to honor "one of the most visible and accessible lesbian artists in the world," the Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design recognizes one book chosen as
465-650: The Aronson-Besthoff Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation rendered Goldie winners eligible for prize money. In 2023, Ann Bannon winners received $ 3,000 for first place (gold), $ 2,000 for second place (silver) and $ 1,000 for third place (bronze). In 2024, Ann Bannon prizes were $ 15,000, $ 10,000 and $ 5,000. In 2024, prizes of $ 1,000 went to top-scoring books in 12 genre-specific novel categories, three non-novel categories, Audiobook Narrator, and Debut Novel. Volunteer judges evaluated books on
496-876: The GCLS board added a director of inclusion to emphasize diversity. In 2021, a free, virtual series was launched via Zoom to cover LGBTQ topics, complementing regional events organized by GCLS that offered in-person panels, book sales and author signings. The annual conference is GCLS's main in-person event for those with an interest in Sapphic literature and LGBTQ issues. Programming includes presentations by panelists and individuals, workshops and other classes, author readings and signings, and structured and informal opportunities for attendees to engage with each other. In addition to conference programming, keynote and special speakers discuss topics of interest to LGBTQ and other attendees. Past speakers include: The Trailblazer Award has been given at
527-501: The Women’s Movement. I felt better". She publicly came out as a lesbian in 1975 with her then-partner, Honey Lee Cottrell . They remained together until 1977. Corinne began exhibiting and publishing art and writing in the mid-1960s. Her first notable work was in 1975, and is still in print today. Aged 27, she realised that although her art education had enabled her to depict male genitals, she had not observed her own since she
558-456: The annual conference since 2005 to a lesbian writer for contributions to lesbian literature . The Lee Lynch Classic Award was added in 2012 to recognize books with influential historical value. Past winners include: Called "a night to remember" by The Advocate , trailblazers Lee Lynch and Dorothy Allison and Lee Lynch Classic winner Rita Mae Brown shared a stage for the first time at the 2015 Goldies ceremony. Also that night, Geonn Cannon became
589-533: The area. As she notes in one of her manuscripts, "Slowly, in Oregon, I reconnected with the deep levels of creativity that run in me and began producing work which pleased me." In the early 1980s, Corinne was in an on-and-off relationship with Caroline Overman. Corinne says this of the relationship and the art she made during it: "The relationship was wildly sexual and, at least to me, the pictures I made of us together, nude in hotel and motel rooms, convey this quality." In
620-485: The experiences of lesbians and bisexual women, for example, among other plurisexual and multiromantic individuals. Asexual and aromantic women who are attracted to a woman are also sapphic. Some sapphic individuals may be non-binary or genderqueer, using the term more broadly. There are also equivalent terms for relationships between men ( Achillean , named in reference of Achilles and Patroclus , or Vincian , referencing sexuality of Leonardo da Vinci ), between
651-838: The favorite after two rounds of popular voting. Voters are encouraged to consider not only the cover but also typography, layout of printed words and how visual elements are arranged. Recent winners demonstrate the international reach of the Goldies. In 2023, all four winners of the Ann Bannon and Tee Corrine awards were from outside the United States – Emily Banting and Suzanne Moss from England, Jae from Germany and E.J. Noyes from New Zealand. Other international winners in 2023 included Jo Havens and Lianyu Tan (Australia), Arlene Pare (Canada), Rachel Sommers (England), J.J. Hale (Ireland) and G. Benson (Spain). A five-year restricted grant of $ 500,000 from
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#1732852374582682-947: The film explores and preserves the documents that dominated lesbian-themed literature in the 20th century. The Goldies have expanded from four judged categories in 2005 to 11 in 2013 to 16 in 2024, along with two popular choice awards. In recent years, Goldie entries have been submitted by large publishers (e.g., Farrar Straus Giroux , Hatchette Book Group , Macmillian Publishers , St. Martin's Press and Tantor Media ), mid-size publishers (e.g., Bold Strokes Books and Skyhorse Publishing ), small press publishers (e.g., Aesculus Books, Bedazzled Ink, Bella Books , Blue Feather Books, Brisk Press, Bywater Books, Copper Canyon Press , Desert Palm Press, Flashpoint Publications, Launch Point Press , Midnight Ink, Sapphfic Publishing, Sapphire Books, Spinsters Ink , Regal Crest and Ylva Publishing), university press houses and self-publishing enterprises. Named after “the queen of lesbian pulp fiction,”
713-421: The first male writer to win two Goldies and Jacob Anderson-Minshall the first openly transgender author to win. He shared the award with Diane Anderson-Minshall for Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders. The 2019 Goldies ceremony included the world premiere of the feature-length documentary In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction . Co-directed by Lisa Marie Evans and Trailblazer Marianne K. Martin,
744-486: The mid 1980s, she dated lesbian literary author, Lee Lynch . From the years 1989 to 2005, she was in a relationship with Beverly Anne Brown. In 2003, Brown was diagnosed with cancer, which led to Corinne's series "Cancer in our Lives" (2003–05) in which she photographed Brown before and after surgeries in order to demystify the results. Brown died in 2005. Corinne died in Sunny Valley, Oregon , on August 27, 2006, after
775-498: The new role of managing director, serving until October 2022. Currently, GCLS has no executive or managing director and is led by a four-person executive committee composed of the organization's president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. Since 2005, GCLS has held an annual conference at which Goldies are presented in categories of Sapphic literature. In 2014, a writing academy was opened for new and upcoming authors, including one-on-one mentoring and in-class instruction. In 2017,
806-471: The school newspaper. Corinne spent her first year of college (1962–63) studying art at Newcomb College in New Orleans, LA , where she studied painting with Ida Kohlmeyer . She then transferred back to Florida, where she earned a B.A. in printmaking and painting (with minors in English and history) from University of South Florida . She graduated in 1965. In 1966, she married Robert Kamen who she says
837-459: Was a child. "I knew that the things we don't have names for, or images of, are the ones we label crazy or bad. I believed that reclaiming labial imagery was a route to claiming personal power for women." She decided to produce artistic images of vulvas , and self-published the Cunt Coloring Book , reclaiming the word " cunt "; it was later issued by a publisher as Labiaflowers . She was
868-587: Was also an author, writing many fiction novels with lesbian themes. Corinne wrote about art for a variety of publications and, from 1987, was the art books columnist for Feminist Bookstore News . A co-founder and past co-chair of the Gay & Lesbian Caucus (an affiliated society of the College Art Association ), she also co-founded the Women's Caucus for Art Lesbian & Bisexual Caucus. In 1989, Corinne received
899-493: Was diagnosed with tuberculosis . She spent three months recovering in a nursing home and nineteen months with her grandparents in Yankeetown, Florida , where she grew to love country living. She was not permitted to resume normal activity until age eight. Corinne's mother was also an artist. She introduced Corinne to the basic principles and techniques for making visual art. According to Corinne, "I have seldom succeeded in keeping
930-655: Was established in 2004 as a response to lesbian presses and authors being ignored by other awarding agencies. By its third annual conference in 2007 in Atlanta, participants had grown from 30 to nearly 300. The five women who founded GCLS were on its original advisory board: Carrie Carr, Cathy LeNoir Bryerose, Lori L. Lake , Radclyffe , and Kathy L. Smith. In 2006, Bryerose became the first executive director, followed by Smith (2007 to 2008), Patty Schramm (2009 to 2013), Liz Gibson (2013 to 2016), Mary Phillips (2016 to 2021) and Ann Roberts (2021). In September 2021, Amanda Radley assumed
961-549: Was her "best friend." Corinne went on to get an M.F.A. in drawing and sculpture at Pratt Institute in 1968. After a few years of teaching and backpacking in Europe, she became attracted to the back-to-the-land movement and communal living. She was also, in her words, sliding into suicidal depression. She stopped making art when she and Kamen moved to San Francisco in 1972. She changed her life, writing, "I found therapy, separated from my husband, became involved with women, and joined with