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Lee Winter (born in Christchurch, New Zealand) [1] is the pen name [2] of an Australian journalist and novelist specializing in lesbian fiction.

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Biography

Lee Winter spent her early years growing up on the Gold Coast, Queensland, [3] before her family moved to Brisbane. Originally, she had a three-decade career in journalism, winning awards for her work. Later, she became a novelist, specializing in lesbian fiction, covering genres from mystery and thriller to romance. [4]

In 2015 Winter released the novel The Red Files; Marisol Cortez of Lesbians on the Loose described it as "a great read by a promising debut author", praised the writing and characters, and noted the inspiration from Winter's journalism career. [5] In 2016, she wrote the novel Requiem for Immortals; Tara Scott of Lesbians on the Loose said, "if I want to read something from a different genre, it’s a relief to not have to leave lesfic to find it, and Requiem for Immortals perfectly scratches that itch." [6] Both of these novels were nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery [7] and won the Golden Crown Literary Society for Mystery/Thriller: The Red Files in 2016 and Requiem for Immortals in 2017. [8]

In 2017 she wrote the novel Shattered, [9] which won the 2018 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy. [8] In 2020, she wrote the novel Hotel Queens, which won the 2021 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend. [8]

In 2023 Winter started a new book series, The Villains, with The Fixer as the inaugural title. [10] Writing for Autostraddle , Christina Tucker said of the book, "If you have ever known the joy and the pain of being totally head-over-heels invested in a slow burn, incomplete fanfic, then The Fixer is for you, I promise." [11] The Fixer broke its publisher Ylva Publishing's record for most preorders. [4]

That same year, Winter released another novel, Chaos Agent, which Tucker said "surprised [her] with its smart and heartfelt combination of questions about morality and ethics, as it concluded the story that began in The Fixer. [12] Writing for AfterEllen , Claire Heuchan described The Villains as "a slick political thriller like Scandal if Olivia Pope was sapphic", noting that the relationship between the series' main characters Eden and Michelle was "the ultimate Opposites Attract romance". [4] She was one of three winners of that year's Alice B Readers Award. [13]

In 2024, Winter's Chaos Agent won for best Romantic Blend [14] at the Golden Crown Literary Society Awards, as well as winning its top prize, the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award (Gold). [14]

According to Heuchan, Winter's novels include a "deep understanding of media, politics, and how power is structured". [4]

Winter works as an editor part-time. [15]

Works

Novels

On the Record series

The Villains series

Standalone novels

Short fiction

Awards

YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2016The Red Files Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [16]
2016 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/ThrillerWon [8]
2017Requiem for ImmortalsLambda Literary Award for Lesbian MysteryFinalist [7]
2017Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/ThrillerWon [8]
2018ShatteredGolden Crown Literary Society Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy
2021Hotel QueensGolden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic BlendWon [8]
2024Chaos AgentGolden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend

Golden Crown Literary Society Ann Bannon Popular Choice (Gold)

Won [14]

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References

  1. ↑ E. J. Noyes, Lee Winter (1 November 2020). "Two Aussie authors, EJ Noyes and Lee Winter, chat about life, their writing, things they do that drive their partners crazy, and three post-apocalyptic must-haves". leewinterauthor.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Natalie Miller-Snell (22 June 2023). "Seize The Day Podcast: Being Seen with Lee Winter". seizetheday.simplecast.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Lee Winter (25 December 2016). "Lee Winter's Top 5 List of Unfathomable Christmas Traditions". Ylva Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Heuchan, Claire (25 May 2023). "Opposites Attract in Lee Winter's Sizzling Villains Books". AfterEllen. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Cortez, Marisol (14 October 2015). "The Red Files By Lee Winter". LOTL. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Scott, Tara (20 September 2016). "Lee Winter's 'Requiem For Immortals'". LOTL. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Previous Goldie Winners". GCLS. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bookshelf". Lee Winter. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Casey (10 January 2023). "54 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2023". Autostraddle. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Tucker, Christina (18 January 2023). ""The Fixer" Is Slow Burn Lesbian Romance at Its Finest". Autostraddle. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Tucker, Christina (9 February 2023). ""Chaos Agent" Has One of the Most Complicated, Heartbreaking Lesbian Romance Protagonists I've Ever Read". Autostraddle. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Current Alice B Medal Winners". The Alice B Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 "Golden Crown Literary Society - 2024 Goldie Winners". goldencrown.secure-platform.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Lee Winter". Ylva Publishing. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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