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Rainbow Awards: And the award goes to...

It was a VERY LONG path to this day, sometime good (most of the time), sometime bad (not so much to ruin this experience). First of all a big thank to all the judges who helped me to arrive to this result:

Alan Chin, Aleksandr Voinov, Amie Love, Amos Lassen, Anna, Antonella, April, Arch, Benjamin, Bethann Korsmit, Bobby D. Whitney, Bobby Michaels, Brandi, Ciaran Llachlan Leavitt, Carey Parrish, Carol, Caroline, Cassandra Gold, Christopher, Craig Burke, Dakota Flint, Deanne, Debbie, Erotic Horizon, Eve, Eve Birch, Hayley, Heidi, Jane, Jay Hartman, Jem, Jenre, Jessica, Jessica Goeller, Joan Timberlake, Josh Aterovis, Josh Lanyon, Julie, Kayez, Kirsten, Kris, Lee Rowan, Lia, Lily, Lyne, Minami, Naijeria, Nem, Nicky, Pamela, Perpetua, Rbm00, Rose, Rosemary, Rosie, Ryan Field, Sandra, Shanghi, Sloan Parker, T.C. Blue, Tammy, Victor J. Banis, X.

And as always a big thank you to the Publishers which allow me and the judges to have all the books for the reading phase: Amber Quill Press, Aspen Mountain Press, Dancing Fools Press, Dreamspinner Press, Lethe Press, Loose Id, MLR Press, Noble Romance Publishing, P.D. Publishing, Phaze Books, Pink Petal Books, Prizm Books, QueerEdFiction, Samhain Publishing, Synergy Press, The Sofawolf Press, Torquere Books, Total-e-Bound, Zeitgeist Press, Zumaya Publications.

And now what all you are waiting, the winner of the 2009 Rainbow Awards. And the awards go to:

Best Overall Gay Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/887512.html
1-tie) Out of Position by Kyell Gold, The Sofawolf Press
1-tie) Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen, Lethe Press
2-tie) A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day, Lethe Press
2-tie) Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna, Dreamspinner Press
2-tie) L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown, MLR Press
3-tie) Aaron's Wait by Dorien Grey, Zumaya Publications
3-tie) Brushback by Jamie Scofield, Dancing Fools Press
3-tie) Collision Course by K.A. Mitchell, Samhain Publish

Best Overall Lesbian Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/887085.html
1) Barking at the Moon by Nene Adams, P.D. Publishing
2) Queer Wolf edited by James EM Rasmussen, QueerEdFiction
3) Blood and Mint Chocolates by Adrianne Brennan, Freya's Bower

Best Overall Bisexual / Transgender Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/886824.html
1) Holy Communion by Mykola Dementiuk, Synergy Press
2) Two Spirits by Walter L. Williams & Toby Johnson, Lethe Press
3) Complications by Cat Grant, Lyrical Press

Best Writing Style: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/886533.html
1) A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day, Lethe Press
2) Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen, Lethe Press
3) Angels of the Deep by Kirby Crow, MLR Press

Best Characters: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/886480.html
1) A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day, Lethe Press
2) Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels, Loose Id
3-tie) Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna, Dreamspinner Press
3-tie) L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown, MLR Press
3-tie) Out of Position by Kyell Gold, The Sofawolf Press
3-tie) Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen, Lethe Press

Best Setting: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/886127.html
1) False Colors by Alex Beecroft, Running Press
2) A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day, Lethe Press
3) Out of Position by Kyell Gold, The Sofawolf Press

Best Non Fiction Book: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/885934.html
1) The First Risk by Charles Jensen, Lethe Press
2) A Report from Winter by Wayne Courtois, Lethe Press
3) The Underwater Hospital by Jan Steckel, Zeitgeist Press

Best Paranormal / Horror Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/885752.html
1) Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna, Dreamspinner Press
2) The Rest of Our Lives by Dan Stone, Lethe Press
3) Immortality is the Suck by A.M. Riley, Loose Id

Best Mystery / Thriller Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/885484.html
1) L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown, MLR Press
2-tie) Aaron's Wait by Dorien Grey, Zumaya Publications
2-tie) Brushback by Jamie Scofield, Dancing Fools Press
3) The Bones of Summer by Anne Brooke, Dreamspinner Press

Best Historical Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/885163.html
1) Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen, Lethe Press
2) False Colors by Alex Beecroft, Running Press
3) Bee Among The Clover by Fae Sutherland & Marguerite Labbe, Dreamspinner Press

Best Futuristic Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/884788.html
1) A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day, Lethe Press
2) My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley, Samhain Publishing
3) Hell Cop by Astrid Amara, Nicole Kimberling & Ginn Hale, Loose Id

Best Fantasy Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/884533.html
1) Out of Position by Kyell Gold, The Sofawolf Press
2) The Pauper’s Prize by Mark Alders, eXtasy Books
3) Northern Love by Nica Berry, Loose Id

Best Contemporary Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/884434.html
1) Collision Course by K.A. Mitchell, Samhain Publishing
2) A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan, Dreamspinner Press
3) That´s what brothers do by Derekica Snake, Lulu Press

Best Coming of Age / Young Adult Novel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/883980.html
1) Josef Jaeger by Jere' M. Fishback, Prizm Books
2) Holy Communion by Mykola Dementiuk, Synergy Press
3) The Way You Say My Name by Sara Bell, P.D. Publishing

Best Overall Cover: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/883914.html
1) Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price - Cover Art by Kanaxa
2) Warrior's Cross by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux - Cover Art by Anne Cain
3) Flight by Nicki Bennett - Cover Art by Dan Skinner

ETA: the Best Characters, Best Setting and Best Writing Style awards were given computing the votes of those judges who decided to split the overall rating (from 1 to 30) in three different parameters. Not all the judges could or were able to do that, so that's maybe the reason you can't compare those categories with the others, they are not simple the splitting of the same ratings. And this is also the reason why those awards are also well deserved, they were given by judges who were very "hard" on their rates.

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Bravo to you and your team for a wonderful job and for all your hard work!

Thank you, it was a terrific experience, in the positive meaning of the word ;-)

Congratulations to all the winnders!

Thank you! Elisa

Congratulations to all of the winners, and well done, Elisa!

LOL, you will receive an email soon... Elisa

Congratulations to all the winners, and to you, Elisa. You worked hard!!

Ryan

As I said, I'm happy to have done it :-) And you were all wonderful. Elisa

Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions. I know how good the shortlisted books are and how tight the competition has been. I think all of them deserves a shout-out.

I have loads to note down on my "to-read" list :) Thanks Elisa for all the patience and hard work, it's been a wonderful experience. *g*

Eve
xoxoxo

Yes, Eve, all of them deserve to be mentioned, and there are even more that I'd like to give an award too. Basically all the books in the third phase were winners. Elisa

Thank you, Elisa, for orchestrating the Rainbow Awards!

I'm very pleased and proud at how well Lethe Press titles did - this is a case where I'm glad I rescued several books from oblivion (1/2 of the press's mission) and could spread the voice of many talented writers & poets (the other 1/2).

Yes Steve, your press and you did a wonderful job and all the Lethe Press titles up there is a proof of it, and also the awards in the Category like best writing style or best characters, that is a proof of the quality of your books. Elisa

Whoa, a few ones quite surprised me :)

Thanks, Elisa, for your hard work~

It's a good or bad surprise? ;-) Elisa

Little bit of both ;)

Of course I am happy for all the authors, and know this was just for fun, but still can't help but be a little sad to see, that my favorites didn't do as well as I hoped in this. But then again, my tastes are not the typical kind. :)

I think there are some unexpected winners, but for me they are good surprise. Elisa

Thank you, Elisa for doing this, a very positive thing. I think it was wonderful and congratulations to all winners.

Thanks to you Jan for always being so supportive with me and also other authors. Elisa

This was a lot of fun! Thank you for doing it. :)

And thanks to you for reading ;-) Elisa

YAY for Whistling in the Dark!!! Makes me so very happy. :-)

Yes, it's a deserved award. Elisa

Wow! I never expected to see my name up there! I'm both stunned and honored.

Thank you so much to you, Elisa, and your panel of judges. I can only imagine how much work this was.

It was a long path, but I'm happy and satisfied now. Elisa

What an awesome list! I know bookstores are struggling, including gay and lesbian stores, but times have never been richer if you are a reader of GLBT literature!

When will you start taking suggestions for the 2010 awards? ;-)

LOL I hope to not being alone in 2010, but I will start again probably at the end of summer ;-) Elisa

Awesome!

Congrats again to all the very talented writers who won! A great big hug to Elisa for being brave enough to take this on to begin with.

Thank you Ethan, I would have hoped for you to be upper on the list, but you entered the final 10 in Contemporary and it was one of the most fought category, it had a lot of competition. I love your books, and I hope to see you again in these awards in the next years. Elisa

I was surprised to be in the final round, so to even make the list exceeds any and all expectations. It is truly my honor to be included among this group of wonderfully talented authors.

Thank you for all the support Elisa!

You're very welcome,
I enjoyed this adventure and the chance to be a judge. Thank you for all your hard work.

Ro (Rosemary)

Again thank you all, without you it wouldn't have been possible. Elisa

Congratulations to all the winners (as well as to the nominees.)

A very enthusiastic THANK YOU, ELISA for bringing awareness (and many future hours of reading enjoyment) to all of us who love to wander in the wonderful world of books! :)

Oh, color me blushing, it's a wonderful thank you this one. Elisa

Congrats to all the nominees and the winners...

There were some great books this past year...

E.H>

And thank you EH to be one of us. Elisa

Hello :)
I have been meaning to read Adrianne Brennan, and now I know where to start!
Blood and Mint Chocolates!
Thank you for this list
S

You are welcome! Elisa

Well done for doing all this Elisa! Great job!! Congrats to all the winners :)

There are so many here I haven't read, so my spare time will be even more sparse now!

I very much enjoyed the contest and was proud to be part of it.

Anna x

And again, thank you Anna to be one of us! Elisa

Mi sono letta ora tutti i vincitori e devo dire che sono molto felice di vedere soprattutto l.a. heat al primo posto nella usa categoria perchè è quello che personalmente ho trovato più bello, l'ho letteralmente divorato e non facevo altro che stressare mio marito con teorie sul presunto serial killer XDXDXD

comunque, è stata davero una bella esperienza e tutti i libri sono stati belli da leggere, grazie mille per avermi permesso di essere trai giudici, mi ha fatto molto piacere.

A presto :)

E' stato piacere mio, mi avete aiutato enormemente e senza voi non avrei potuto fare nulla. Anche io penso che i vincitori sono meritati. Elisa

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