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A milestone year: fifth annual Bisexual Book Awards announced<\/b><\/p>\n

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The fifth annual Bisexual Book Awards<\/a>, which recognize and celebrate bisexual<\/a> visibility in novels, will be held on Saturday, June 10 at the Wesbeth in New York City. The event is being presented by the Bi Writers Association (BWA<\/a>), an organization that promotes bisexual<\/a> books, bi<\/a> writers, bisexual<\/a> writing, and bi<\/a>-themed arts and culture in the United States while also dispelling myths and stereotypes about bisexuality.<\/p>\n

This year, 106 books were submitted to the Bisexual Book Awards and designated to one of 11 categories: Non-fiction, Memoir\/Biography, Fiction, Romance, Erotic Fiction, Speculative Fiction [Sci-fi\/Fantasy\/Horror], Teen\/Young Adult Fiction, Mystery, Anthology, Poetry, or Graphic Novel\/Memoir. Submissions were evaluated on their quality of overall writing; quality of writing about bisexual<\/a> material, characters, and themes; and quantity of bisexual<\/a> material. Two special awards were created to honor the event’s fifth year, including Publisher of the Year and Bi Writer of the Year.<\/p>\n

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Our Finalist List is now on our website! t.co\/RfUeB7CyLb<\/a> #BisexualBookAwards<\/a> #BisexualBooks<\/a> #books<\/a> #BiVisibility<\/a> #bisexuality<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/h5wVozkL6v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bisexual Book Awards (@BiBookAwards) May 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cOur awards help bi<\/a>-themed books find an audience,\u201d says BWA founder and director Sheela Lambert.\u00a0\u201cBy providing multiple book categories; authors and publishers find that their books can be recognized for the genre they are written in, as well as their bisexual<\/a> subject matter,” says Lambert.<\/p>\n

The Bisexual Book Awards only continue to thrive as the years go by. Notably, there was a 45% increase in book submissions from last year’s competition, which Lambert believes signifies the BWA’s success in their mission “to encourage writers and publishers to put out more bi<\/a>-themed books.”<\/p>\n

Finalists of each genre will read from their works at the awards ceremony. These authors include:<\/p>\n