Andrea Bramhall

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Andrea Bramhall (born 26 January 1979) is a British writer. Her novel Clean Slate won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance. [1] [2] She's also been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance twice [3] [4] and Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery twice. [5] [6]

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Biography

Bramhall was born in Stockport, England, [7] though she currently lives in Norfolk with her partner. [8]

Bramhill received a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Arts from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2002. [7]

Awards

Awards for Bramhall's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2013LadyfishAlice B. Lavender CertificateRecipient [8]
Rainbow Award for Debut Lesbian NovelFinalist [8]
2014Clean Slate Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Winner [1] [2]
2015Nightingale Goldie Award for Traditional Contemporary RomanceWinner [9] [10]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [3]
2016The Chameleon’s Tale Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [4]
2017Collide-O-Scope Goldie Award for Mystery/ThrillerFinalist [11]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [5]
2018The Last First Time Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [6]
Rock and a Hard Place Goldie Award for Contemporary Romance (Long Novels)Finalist [12]

Publications

Finnsbury series

Norfolk Coast Investigation series

Anthology contributions

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