Lee Winter is an Australian novelist specializing in lesbian fiction.

Biography

As a young adult, Winter came out as a lesbian and disliked the poor quality of lesbian fiction, preferring autobiographies on lesbian people.[1] Originally, Winter had a career in journalism, winning awards for her work.[2] Later, she became a novelist.[2]

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.[3] 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."[4] Both of these novels were nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery and won the Golden Crown Literary Society for Mystery/Thriller: The Red Files in 2016 and Requiem for Immortals in 2017.[5][6][7]

In 2017, she wrote the novel Shattered,[8] which won the 2018 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy.[7] Later, she wrote four more novels: The Brutal Truth (2017), Breaking Character (2018), Under Your Skin (2018), and Changing The Script (2019).[8] In 2020, she wrote the novel Hotel Queens,[8] which won the 2021 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend.[7] In 2021, she wrote the novel The Awkward Truth.[8]

In 2023, Winter started a new book series, The Villains, with The Fixer as the inaugural title.[9] 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."[10] The Fixer broke its publisher Ylva Publishing's record for most preorders.[2] 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.[11] 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".[2] She was one of three winners of that year's Alice B Readers Award.[12]

According to Heuchan, Winter's novels include a "deep understanding of media, politics, and how power is structured".[2]

Winter works as an editor part-time.[13]

Works

  • The Red Files (2015)[3]
  • Requiem For Immortals (2016)[4]
  • Shattered (2017)[8]
  • The Brutal Truth (2017)[8]
  • Breaking Character (2018)[8]
  • Under Your Skin (2018)[8]
  • Changing The Script (2019)[8]
  • Hotel Queens (2020)[8]
  • The Awkward Truth (2021)[8]
  • The Fixer (2023)[10]
  • Chaos Agent (2023)[11]

Awards

Year Title Award Result Ref.
2016 The Red Files Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Nominated [5]
2016 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller Won [7]
2017 Requiem for Immortals Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery Nominated [6]
2017 Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery/Thriller Won [7]
2018 Shattered Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy
2021 Hotel Queens Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend

References

  1. ↑ Winter, Lee (4 September 2015). "Interview: Ylva Publishing author Lee Winter". Ylva Publishing (Interview). Interviewed by Astrid Ohletz. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Heuchan, Claire (25 May 2023). "Opposites Attract in Lee Winter's Sizzling Villains Books". AfterEllen. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Cortez, Marisol (14 October 2015). "The Red Files By Lee Winter". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 Scott, Tara (20 September 2016). "Lee Winter's 'Requiem For Immortals'". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Previous Goldie Winners". GCLS. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Bookshelf". Lee Winter. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Casey (10 January 2023). "54 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2023". Autostraddle. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 Tucker, Christina (18 January 2023). ""The Fixer" Is Slow Burn Lesbian Romance at Its Finest". Autostraddle. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 Tucker, Christina (9 February 2023). ""Chaos Agent" Has One of the Most Complicated, Heartbreaking Lesbian Romance Protagonists I've Ever Read". Autostraddle. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Current Alice B Medal Winners". The Alice B Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lee Winter". Ylva Publishing. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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