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 Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments

(anthology contribution)

 Lambda Literary Award for Erotica Winner [3]
2006 Fresh Tracks Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Winner [1]
2007 Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions

(anthology contribution)

 Golden Award for Erotica Winner [4]
Independent Publisher Book Award for Erotica Silver [5]
Fresh Tracks Goldie Award for Lesbian Romance Winner [6]
2008 Blue Collar Lesbian Erotica

(anthology contribution)

 Goldie Award for Erotica Winner [7]
2009 Finding Home Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [8]
2010 Outsiders Goldie Award for Short Story/Essay/Collections (Non-Erotica) Winner [9]
2011 Starting from Scratch Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [10]
Goldie Award for Traditional Romance Winner [11]
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award Winner [11]
2012 96 Hours Goldie Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance Winner [12]
2013 Slices of Life Goldie Award for Short Story/Essay Collection Winner [13]
2015 Olive Oil & White Bread Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award Winner [14]
2018 Right Here, Right Now Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels Winner [15]
Blend Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels Winner [16][17]
2021 Hopeless Romantic Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels Winner [18]
All I Want for Christmas Goldie Award for Fiction Anthologies/Collections Winner [18]

Publications

  • 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)

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)

Balance series

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

Puppy Love Romance series

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

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)

The Swizzle Stick Romance series

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

References

  1. 1 2 "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. 1 2 "About". Georgia Beers. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ↑ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2005-04-09). "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ↑ "2007 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ↑ "2007 Medalists". Independent Publisher Book Award. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ↑ "2007 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  7. ↑ "2009 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ↑ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2010-02-18). "21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  9. ↑ "2010 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  10. ↑ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  11. 1 2 "2011 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  12. ↑ "2012 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  13. ↑ "2013 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  14. ↑ "2015 Award Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  15. ↑ "2018 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  16. ↑ "2019 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  17. ↑ "Winners Announced for 15th Annual Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) Awards". PR News Wire. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  18. 1 2 "2021 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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