Radclyffe

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Len Barot
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Pen nameRadclyffe, L.L. Raand [1]
OccupationWriter Publisher Editor
NationalityAmerican
GenreLesbian romance and erotica
Website
boldstrokesbooks.com radfic.com

Radclyffe (real name Dr. Lenora Ruth Barot, [2] [3] born 1950 [4] ) is an American author of lesbian romance, paranormal romance, erotica, and mystery. She has authored multiple short stories, written fan fiction, [5] and edited numerous anthologies. [6] Radclyffe is a member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame [7] and has won numerous literary awards, including the RWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best award, the RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best award, the RWA/New England Bean Pot award, the RWA/VCRW Laurel Wreath award, the RWA/FTHRW Lories award, the RWA/HODRW Aspen Gold award, the RWA Prism award, the Golden Crown Literary Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. [8] [9] She is a 2003/04 recipient of the Alice B Readers Award for her body of work as well as a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Pink Ink, and the Romance Writers of America. In 2014, the Lambda Literary Foundation awarded Barot with the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist award acknowledging her as an established author with a strong following and the promise of future high-quality work. [10] In 2015 she was a featured author in the award-winning documentary film about the romance writing and reading community, Love Between the Covers, [11] from Blueberry Hill Productions. In 2019 she was named a Trailblazer in Romance by the Romance Writers of America, for her works of LGBTQ+ fiction. [12] In 2021, she was named one of The Advocate 's Women of the Year. [13]

Contents

Barot founded the independent LGBTQ+ publishing company Bold Strokes Books in 2004, whose mission is to publish quality works of LGBTQ+ fiction and to create visibility and opportunities for own-voices authors. [14] She has given many workshops on the craft of writing, and in 2013, she founded the Flax Mill Creek Writers Retreat [15] where she offers both face-to-face and online workshops to authors at all stages of development.

She lives with her partner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Dr. Lee Ligon, [6] in Johnsonville, New York.

She is a double-boarded General/Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon who retired from medicine in 2004 [14] to devote herself full-time to writing and publishing. Barot chooses not to type, instead using speech recognition software to write her books. [16]

Early life and education

Barot was valedictorian of the June 1968 graduating class of Hudson Falls High School in Hudson Falls, New York, after which she attended the State University of New York at Albany. [17]

Barot graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1976. [2] [18]

Literary awards and honors

YearWorkAwardResultRef.
2022UnrivaledGolden Crown Literary Award finalistFinalist
2020Cost of HonorRWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best AwardWinner
2018Secret HeartsRWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best Award1st place [19]
2017The Color of Love Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary RomanceWinner [20]
Heart Stop Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceFinalist [21]
Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT FictionFinalist [21]
2016Price of HonorRWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best for Suspense & Mystery with Romantic Elements1st place [19]
2014Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist PrizeWinner [22] [23]
Against Doctor's Orders Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceFinalist [24]
Best Lesbian Romance Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/CollectionsWinner [25] [26]
Code of Honor Golden Crown Literary Award for Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/AdventureWinner [26]
Homestead Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary RomanceWinner [20] [26]
Myth and Magic Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT FictionFinalist [27]
2013Homestead Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceFinalist [28]
OMG Queer Over the Rainbow List for Middle/Early Young Adult NonfictionSelection [29]
Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/CollectionsWinner [25]
Women of the Dark Streets Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/CollectionsWinner [25]
2012Blood Hunt Volusia County Romance Writers' Laurel Wreath AwardWinner
Crossroads Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceWinner (bronze) [30]
OMG Queer Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & LesbianFinalist [31]
2011Best Lesbian Romance Lambda Literary Award for Anthology Finalist [32]
Firestorm Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceWinner (silver) [33]
Trauma Alert IPPY Award for RomanceWinner (silver) [34]
2010In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica Winner [35]
Trauma Alert Foreword Reviews' INDIES for RomanceFinalist [36]
2009 Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame [37]
Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica Winner [32]
Justice for All Foreword Reviews' INDIES for MysteryFinalist [38]
The Lonely Hearts Club Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [32]
Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Short StoryFinalist [39]
2008Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian EroticaWinner [40]
In Deep Waters: Cruising The Seas Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian EroticaWinner [40]
Night Call Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & LesbianWinner [41]
When Dreams Tremble Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [42]
2007Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian EroticaWinner [43]
Promising Hearts Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary RomanceWinner [20] [43]
Turn Back Time Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance Finalist [44]
2006Distant Shores, Silent Thunder Lambda Literary Award for Romance Winner [45]
Justice Served Golden Crown Literary Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / ThrillerWinner [46]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Finalist [45]
Stolen Moments: Erotic Interludes 2 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica Winner [45]
2005Fated Love Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary RomanceWinner [20] [47]
Justice in the Shadows Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / ThrillerWinner [47]
2004 Alice B Readers Award Winner [48]

Works

The Provincetown Tales

PMC Hospital Romances

Rivers Community Romances

Honor Series

Justice Series

First Responders Novels

Romances

Short Fiction

Midnight Hunters Series (Writing as L.L. Raand)

Edited Anthologies

Video

Radclyffe is featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers, "An entertaining and inspiring look into the billion-dollar romance fiction industry and its powerhouse of female writers and readers, a sisterhood that’s pioneering the digital revolution while finding fortune, fulfillment, and a global community." [49] [50]

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