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.
Recipients +Award winners and finalists Year Author Title Publisher Result20231989: An Allie Burns NovelGrove AtlanticWinnerSurvivor's GuiltKensingtonFinalistVera Kelly Lost and FoundTin HouseFinalistKnopf Doubleday PublishingFinalist2024TransitoryBold Strokes BooksWinnerBeatNikki's CafeAmble Press/Bywater BooksFinalistHarperCollinsFinalistRemain SilentKensington Publishing CorporationFinalist2025Blessed WaterZando/Gillian Flynn BooksWinnerBehind YouHarperCollinsFinalistHart IslandUniversity of Wisconsin PressFinalistRough PagesForge BooksFinalist2026Mirage CityMinotaur BooksWinner and Salem West (eds.)Crime Ink: IconicBywater BooksFinalistMinotaur BooksFinalistBold Strokes BooksFinalistViking CanadaFinalist
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