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Australian lesbian fiction author Lee Winter.
Australian lesbian fiction author Lee Winter. Illustration: Marcus Wells

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

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 [l]ike 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]

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.[14]

Works

Novels

On the Record series

  • The Red Files. Book 1. (2015) 2. Auflage. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2021, ISBN 978-3-96324-534-3.
  • Under Your Skin. Book 2. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2018, ISBN 978-3-96324-026-3.

The Villains series

  • The Fixer. Book 1. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2023, ISBN 978-3-96324-746-0.
  • Chaos Agent. Book 2. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2023, ISBN 978-3-96324-749-1.

Standalone novels

  • Requiem For Immortals. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2016, ISBN 978-3-95533-710-0.
  • Shattered. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2017, ISBN 978-3-95533-563-2.
  • The Brutal Truth. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2017, ISBN 978-3-95533-898-5.
  • Breaking Character. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2018, ISBN 978-3-96324-113-0.
  • Changing The Script. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2019, ISBN 978-3-96324-296-0.
  • Hotel Queens. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2020, ISBN 978-3-96324-457-5.
  • The Awkward Truth. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2021, ISBN 978-3-96324-583-1.
  • Vengeance Planning for Amateurs. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2024, ISBN 978-3-96324-865-8.

Short fiction

  • Love is Not Nothing. E-Book. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2017, ISBN 978-3-95533-872-5.
  • Sliced Ice: Lee Winter's Iconic Ice Queens. Ylva Publishing, Kriftel 2021, ISBN 978-3-96324-530-5.

Awards

Year Title Award Result Ref.
2016 The Red Files Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Nominated [15]
2016 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller Won [8]
2017 Requiem for Immortals Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Nominated [7]
2017 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller Won [8]
2018 Shattered Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy
2021 Hotel Queens Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend

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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ "Lee Winter". Ylva Publishing. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Winter

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