Joseph Hansen Award Explained
The Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ+ Crime Writing, established in 2023, is an annual literary award presented by the Publishing Triangle to honor crime fiction or nonfiction books with LGBTQIA+ themes. The award honors American novelist Joseph Hansen (1923–2004). Winners receive a $1,000 prize.[1]
Recipients
Award winners and finalists!Year!Author!Title!Publisher!Result!| 2023 | | 1989: An Allie Burns Novel | Grove Atlantic | Winner | [2] [3] |
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| Survivor’s Guilt | Kensington | Finalist | |
| Vera Kelly Lost and Found | Tin House | Finalist | |
| | Knopf Doubleday Publishing | Finalist | |
| 2024 | | Transitory | Bold Strokes Books | Winner | [4] [5] |
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| BeatNikki’s Cafe | Amble Press/Bywater Books | Finalist | [6] |
| | HarperCollins | Finalist | |
| Remain Silent | Kensington Publishing Corporation | Finalist | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: The Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing . 2024-05-21 . . en-US . 2024-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520110251/https://publishingtriangle.org/joseph-hansen-award-lgbtq-crime-writing/ . live .
- Web site: April 28, 2023 . 2023 Publishing Triangle Award Winners Announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429131754/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4189 . April 29, 2023 . May 3, 2023 . . en.
- Web site: 2023-05-01 . Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224151850/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4470 . 2023-12-24 . 2024-05-20 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: Albanese . Andrew . 2024-04-18 . Helen Elaine Lee, Joseph Plaster Among 2024 Publishing Triangle Award Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515222113/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/94849-helen-elaine-lee-joseph-plaster-among-2024-publishing-triangle-award-winners.html . 2024-05-15 . 2024-05-20 . . en.
- Web site: 2024-04-18 . Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508012448/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4708#m63518 . 2024-05-08 . 2024-05-20 . Shelf Awareness.
- Web site: 2024-03-18 . 2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240428141600/https://publishingtriangle.org/2024/03/2024-publishing-triangle-awards-finalists-announced/ . 2024-04-28 . 2024-05-20 . . en-US.
