Len Barot | |
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
Pen name | Radclyffe, L.L. Raand [1] |
Occupation | Writer Publisher Editor |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Lesbian romance and erotica |
Website | |
boldstrokesbooks |
Radclyffe (real name Dr. Lenora Ruth Barot, [2] [3] born 1950 [4]) is an American author of lesbian romance, paranormal romance, erotica, and mystery. She has authored multiple short stories, written fan fiction, [5] and edited numerous anthologies. [6] Radclyffe is a member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame [7] and has won numerous literary awards, including the RWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best award, the RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best award, the RWA/New England Bean Pot award, the RWA/VCRW Laurel Wreath award, the RWA/FTHRW Lories award, the RWA/HODRW Aspen Gold award, the RWA Prism award, the Golden Crown Literary Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. [8] [9] She is a 2003/04 recipient of the Alice B Readers Award for her body of work as well as a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Pink Ink, and the Romance Writers of America. In 2014, the Lambda Literary Foundation awarded Barot with the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist award acknowledging her as an established author with a strong following and the promise of future high-quality work. [10] In 2015 she was a featured author in the award-winning documentary film about the romance writing and reading community, Love Between the Covers, [11] from Blueberry Hill Productions. In 2019 she was named a Trailblazer in Romance by the Romance Writers of America, for her works of LGBTQ+ fiction. [12] In 2021, she was named one of The Advocate's Women of the Year. [13]
Barot founded the independent LGBTQ+ publishing company Bold Strokes Books in 2004, whose mission is to publish quality works of LGBTQ+ fiction and to create visibility and opportunities for own-voices authors. [14] She has given many workshops on the craft of writing, and in 2013, she founded the Flax Mill Creek Writers Retreat [15] where she offers both face-to-face and online workshops to authors at all stages of development.
She lives with her partner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Dr. Lee Ligon, [6] in Johnsonville, New York.
She is a double-boarded General/Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon who retired from medicine in 2004 [14] to devote herself full-time to writing and publishing. Barot chooses not to type, instead using speech recognition software to write her books. [16]
Barot was valedictorian of the June 1968 graduating class of Hudson Falls High School in Hudson Falls, New York, after which she attended the State University of New York at Albany. [17]
Barot graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1976. [2] [18]
Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. | |
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2022 | Unrivaled | Golden Crown Literary Award finalist | Finalist | ||
2020 | Cost of Honor | RWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best Award | Winner | ||
2018 | Secret Hearts | RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best Award | 1st place | [19] | |
2017 | The Color of Love | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] | |
Heart Stop | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [21] | ||
Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT Fiction | Finalist | [21] | |||
2016 | Price of Honor | RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best for Suspense & Mystery with Romantic Elements | 1st place | [19] | |
2014 | Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize | Winner | [22] [23] | ||
Against Doctor's Orders | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [24] | ||
Best Lesbian Romance | Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] [26] | ||
Code of Honor | Golden Crown Literary Award for Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure | Winner | [26] | ||
Homestead | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [26] | ||
Myth and Magic | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT Fiction | Finalist | [27] | ||
2013 | Homestead | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [28] | |
OMG Queer | Over the Rainbow List for Middle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction | Selection | [29] | ||
Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] | |||
Women of the Dark Streets | Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] | ||
2012 | Blood Hunt | Volusia County Romance Writers' Laurel Wreath Award | Winner | ||
Crossroads | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Winner (bronze) | [30] | ||
OMG Queer | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & Lesbian | Finalist | [31] | ||
2011 | Best Lesbian Romance | Lambda Literary Award for Anthology | Finalist | [32] | |
Firestorm | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Winner (silver) | [33] | ||
Trauma Alert | IPPY Award for Romance | Winner (silver) | [34] | ||
2010 | In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [35] | |
Trauma Alert | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [36] | ||
2009 | Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame | [37] | |||
Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [32] | ||
Justice for All | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Mystery | Finalist | [38] | ||
The Lonely Hearts Club | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [32] | ||
Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Short Story | Finalist | [39] | ||
2008 | Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [40] | |
In Deep Waters: Cruising The Seas | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [40] | ||
Night Call | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & Lesbian | Winner | [41] | ||
When Dreams Tremble | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [42] | ||
2007 | Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [43] | |
Promising Hearts | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [43] | ||
Turn Back Time | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [44] | ||
2006 | Distant Shores, Silent Thunder | Lambda Literary Award for Romance | Winner | [45] | |
Justice Served | Golden Crown Literary Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / Thriller | Winner | [46] | ||
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | [45] | |||
Stolen Moments: Erotic Interludes 2 | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [45] | ||
2005 | Fated Love | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [47] | |
Justice in the Shadows | Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / Thriller | Winner | [47] | ||
2004 | Alice B Readers Award | Winner | [48] |
The Provincetown Tales
PMC Hospital Romances
Rivers Community Romances
Honor Series
Justice Series
First Responders Novels
Romances
Short Fiction
Midnight Hunters Series (Writing as L.L. Raand)
Edited Anthologies
Radclyffe is featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers, "An entertaining and inspiring look into the billion-dollar romance fiction industry and its powerhouse of female writers and readers, a sisterhood that’s pioneering the digital revolution while finding fortune, fulfillment, and a global community." [49] [50]
Len Barot | |
---|---|
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
Pen name | Radclyffe, L.L. Raand [1] |
Occupation | Writer Publisher Editor |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Lesbian romance and erotica |
Website | |
boldstrokesbooks |
Radclyffe (real name Dr. Lenora Ruth Barot, [2] [3] born 1950 [4]) is an American author of lesbian romance, paranormal romance, erotica, and mystery. She has authored multiple short stories, written fan fiction, [5] and edited numerous anthologies. [6] Radclyffe is a member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame [7] and has won numerous literary awards, including the RWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best award, the RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best award, the RWA/New England Bean Pot award, the RWA/VCRW Laurel Wreath award, the RWA/FTHRW Lories award, the RWA/HODRW Aspen Gold award, the RWA Prism award, the Golden Crown Literary Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. [8] [9] She is a 2003/04 recipient of the Alice B Readers Award for her body of work as well as a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Pink Ink, and the Romance Writers of America. In 2014, the Lambda Literary Foundation awarded Barot with the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist award acknowledging her as an established author with a strong following and the promise of future high-quality work. [10] In 2015 she was a featured author in the award-winning documentary film about the romance writing and reading community, Love Between the Covers, [11] from Blueberry Hill Productions. In 2019 she was named a Trailblazer in Romance by the Romance Writers of America, for her works of LGBTQ+ fiction. [12] In 2021, she was named one of The Advocate's Women of the Year. [13]
Barot founded the independent LGBTQ+ publishing company Bold Strokes Books in 2004, whose mission is to publish quality works of LGBTQ+ fiction and to create visibility and opportunities for own-voices authors. [14] She has given many workshops on the craft of writing, and in 2013, she founded the Flax Mill Creek Writers Retreat [15] where she offers both face-to-face and online workshops to authors at all stages of development.
She lives with her partner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Dr. Lee Ligon, [6] in Johnsonville, New York.
She is a double-boarded General/Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon who retired from medicine in 2004 [14] to devote herself full-time to writing and publishing. Barot chooses not to type, instead using speech recognition software to write her books. [16]
Barot was valedictorian of the June 1968 graduating class of Hudson Falls High School in Hudson Falls, New York, after which she attended the State University of New York at Albany. [17]
Barot graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1976. [2] [18]
Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Unrivaled | Golden Crown Literary Award finalist | Finalist | ||
2020 | Cost of Honor | RWA/GDRWA Booksellers' Best Award | Winner | ||
2018 | Secret Hearts | RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best Award | 1st place | [19] | |
2017 | The Color of Love | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] | |
Heart Stop | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [21] | ||
Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT Fiction | Finalist | [21] | |||
2016 | Price of Honor | RWA/Orange County Book Buyers Best for Suspense & Mystery with Romantic Elements | 1st place | [19] | |
2014 | Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize | Winner | [22] [23] | ||
Against Doctor's Orders | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [24] | ||
Best Lesbian Romance | Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] [26] | ||
Code of Honor | Golden Crown Literary Award for Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure | Winner | [26] | ||
Homestead | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [26] | ||
Myth and Magic | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for LGBT Fiction | Finalist | [27] | ||
2013 | Homestead | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [28] | |
OMG Queer | Over the Rainbow List for Middle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction | Selection | [29] | ||
Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] | |||
Women of the Dark Streets | Golden Crown Literary Award for Anthology/Collections | Winner | [25] | ||
2012 | Blood Hunt | Volusia County Romance Writers' Laurel Wreath Award | Winner | ||
Crossroads | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Winner (bronze) | [30] | ||
OMG Queer | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & Lesbian | Finalist | [31] | ||
2011 | Best Lesbian Romance | Lambda Literary Award for Anthology | Finalist | [32] | |
Firestorm | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Winner (silver) | [33] | ||
Trauma Alert | IPPY Award for Romance | Winner (silver) | [34] | ||
2010 | In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [35] | |
Trauma Alert | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Romance | Finalist | [36] | ||
2009 | Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame | [37] | |||
Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [32] | ||
Justice for All | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Mystery | Finalist | [38] | ||
The Lonely Hearts Club | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [32] | ||
Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Short Story | Finalist | [39] | ||
2008 | Erotic Interludes 5: Road Games | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [40] | |
In Deep Waters: Cruising The Seas | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [40] | ||
Night Call | Foreword Reviews' INDIES for Gay & Lesbian | Winner | [41] | ||
When Dreams Tremble | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [42] | ||
2007 | Erotic Interludes 4: Extreme Passions | Golden Crown Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [43] | |
Promising Hearts | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [43] | ||
Turn Back Time | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance | Finalist | [44] | ||
2006 | Distant Shores, Silent Thunder | Lambda Literary Award for Romance | Winner | [45] | |
Justice Served | Golden Crown Literary Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / Thriller | Winner | [46] | ||
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery | Finalist | [45] | |||
Stolen Moments: Erotic Interludes 2 | Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Erotica | Winner | [45] | ||
2005 | Fated Love | Golden Crown Literary Award for Traditional Contemporary Romance | Winner | [20] [47] | |
Justice in the Shadows | Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Mystery / Action / Adventure / Thriller | Winner | [47] | ||
2004 | Alice B Readers Award | Winner | [48] |
The Provincetown Tales
PMC Hospital Romances
Rivers Community Romances
Honor Series
Justice Series
First Responders Novels
Romances
Short Fiction
Midnight Hunters Series (Writing as L.L. Raand)
Edited Anthologies
Radclyffe is featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers, "An entertaining and inspiring look into the billion-dollar romance fiction industry and its powerhouse of female writers and readers, a sisterhood that’s pioneering the digital revolution while finding fortune, fulfillment, and a global community." [49] [50]