<p>Contact: Sheela Lambert Director, Bi Writers Association Website: www.biwriters.org FB: https://www.facebook.com/biwriters Twitter: @BiBookAwards Email: [email protected] Phone: 917-583-1797</p><p>June 13, 2017</p><p>Bisexual Book Awards Announces Winners of its Milestone Fifth Annual Year</p><p>New York NY: The Bi Writers Association (BWA) announces today the winners of our Fifth Annual Bisexual Book Awards, for books of 2016. We had a total of 13 categories: 11 book categories including Non-fiction, Memoir/Biography, Fiction, Romance, Erotic Fiction, Speculative Fiction [Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror], Teen/Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Anthology, Poetry, Graphic Novel/Memoir; plus two special categories: Publisher of the Year and Bi Writer of the Year. </p><p>In this our fifth annual year, a major milestone for us, we had 49 finalists and 13 winners: giving more opportunities for bi+ books and their authors to be recognized for their achievements than any other book awards in the world. “We have been working since 2006 to create conditions that would give writers and publishers confidence there is a safe landing place for bi-themed books and novels with bisexual characters,” says Sheela Lambert, Director of the Bi Writers Association. “By organizing our own awards with multiple bisexual book categories, we can ensure that bi+ books can compete in their chosen genre and be rewarded for how well they fulfill that genre, as well as the quality of their bisexual subject matter, says Lambert.” </p><p>Each one of our book categories had a panel of judges who carefully read, critiqued and discussed every book before thoughtfully voting to determine finalists and winners. The winners were announced Sat. June 10th at our Bisexual Book Awards Ceremony, following our ninth annual Multi-Arts Reading featuring finalists of the awards plus live music, held at Westbeth, an artists community in the West Village of New York City. </p><p>We congratulate all of our winners and hope this award inspires them to keep writing books with bi+ characters and themes, and wish them continued success in their writing careers.</p><p>Attached below is the list of winners:</p><p>1 Fifth Annual Bisexual Book Awards Winners List</p><p>Non-Fiction Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women by Maria Pallotta- Chiarolli, Lexington Books </p><p>Memoir/Biography A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson; Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan</p><p>Fiction Vow of Celibacy by Erin Judge, Rare Bird Books</p><p>Romance What Remains by Garrett Leigh, Riptide Publishing</p><p>Erotic Fiction The Best Laid Plans by Lauren Gallagher, Samhain Publishing</p><p>Speculative Fiction [Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Etc.] The Painted Crown by Megan Derr, Less Than Three Press </p><p>Teen/Young Adult Fiction Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry, Delacorte Press / Random House </p><p>Mystery</p><p>2 Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron, Triton Books/Riptide Publishing</p><p>Poetry The Body’s Alphabet by Ann Tweedy, Headmistress Press</p><p>Graphic Novel/Memoir Primahood: Magenta by Tyler Cohen, Stacked Deck Press / J.T. Avery Pacific</p><p>Anthology Enchanted Soles edited by Sasha L. Miller, Less Than Three Press</p><p>Publisher of the Year Less Than Three Press </p><p>Bi Writer of the Year Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy by Tiggy Upland, Jennifer L. Bonardi </p><p># # #</p><p>3</p>