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[1]
Year Author Title Publisher Result Ref.
2023 Val McDermid 1989: An Allie Burns Novel Grove Atlantic Winner [2][3]
Robyn Gigl Survivor’s Guilt Kensington Finalist
Rosalie Knecht Vera Kelly Lost and Found Tin House Finalist
Jane Pek The Verifiers Knopf Doubleday Publishing Finalist
2024 J. M. Redmann Transitory Bold Strokes Books Winner [4][5]
Renee James BeatNikki’s Cafe Amble Press/Bywater Books Finalist [6]
Christopher Bollen The Lost Americans HarperCollins Finalist [6]
Robyn Gigl Remain Silent Kensington Publishing Corporation Finalist [6]
2025 Catherine Hernandez Behind You HarperCollins Finalist [7]
Margot Douaihy Blessed Water Zando/Gillian Flynn Books Finalist [7]
Gary Zebrun Hart Island University of Wisconsin Press Finalist [7]
Lev A. C. Rosen Rough Pages Forge Books Finalist [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing". The Publishing Triangle. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Publishing Triangle Award Winners Announced". Publishers Weekly. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners". Shelf Awareness. May 1, 2023. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Albanese, Andrew (April 18, 2024). "Helen Elaine Lee, Joseph Plaster Among 2024 Publishing Triangle Award Winners". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. April 18, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle. March 18, 2024. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "2025 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.


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