Joseph Hansen Award

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]

References

1. "The Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing". The Publishing Triangle. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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. 2023-05-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
4. Albanese, Andrew (2024-04-18). "Helen Elaine Lee, Joseph Plaster Among 2024 Publishing Triangle Award Winners". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
5. "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2024-04-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
6. "2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle. 2024-03-18. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-05-20.