CHATSWORTH, Calif.—The winners of the inaugural Good Sex Awards were recently announced in a live ceremony that celebrated diversity, consent and the representations of sex in mainstream media and products.
The winners were as follows:
Sexiest Consent: The Princess Deception by Nell Stark, published by Bold Strokes Books and Up for Air by Christina Berry, published by Black Rose Writing
Best Feminist Sex: "A Study in Circuits and Charcoal" by Jem Zero published in Erato: Flash Fiction by The New Smut Project
Best Sexy Talk: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria, published by Avon Books
Best LGBTQI Scene: Parker by Jack Harbon, self-published
Best Use of Sex Toys (sponsored by NORMAL): Worth the Wait by Jae, published by Ylva Publishing
Best Kink: Taking the Fucking Compliment by Quenby published by Quenby Creatives
Best Fan Fiction: "The Twelve Fucks of Christmas: A Wolfstar Story" by Keep_Calm_And_Expecto_Patronum published on Archive of Our Own
Best Thought Leadership (non-fiction): Coming Out Like a Porn Star by Jiz Lee published by ThreeL Media
Best Erotic Touch (sponsored by The Pleasure Mechanics): The Knots that Hold by P. Stormcrow published by Totally Bound Publishing
Readers’ Choice: "Look What You Made Me Do" by accio-broom published on Archive of Our Own
Over 1,000 people voted in the Readers’ Choice category. Runners up were also selected in all categories except readers' choice.
Of their win for Best Thought Leadership, Jiz Lee said, "Thank you to the Good Sex Awards for creating this unique event to celebrate progressive, sex-positive values in literature. Thank you ThreeL Media for taking a chance on my book, and for the freedom to run with it! (And thank you Tina Horn for holding my hand as a new editor!) Thank you to the more than 50 adult film industry professionals who trusted me with their words. I dedicate this award to two contributors who are no longer with us, Candida Royalle and Jack HammerXL."
Lee noted that Coming Out Like a Porn Star is available at book stores and libraries, or signed copies maybe ordered here.
Winners were chosen by an esteemed panel of judges, which included Clementine Ford, broadcaster and bestselling author of Fight Like a Girl; Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn; Karen Hawkins, co-host, Feminist Erotica podcast; reviewer Bree Hill; Emily Nagoski, author of New York Times bestseller Come as You Are; Stoya, co-founder of ZeroSpaces.com and Slate’s “How to Do It” columnist; and Zane, New York Times bestselling author of Addicted and publisher of Strebor Books; along with other reviewers, entertainers, sex educators and authors.
The Good Sex Awards are organized by erotica author and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel and sex positive story website TheGoodBits.com.
Sponsors include: NORMAL, Bellesa, Frolic Media, Dipsea, Pleasure Mechanics, All About Romance and Fly Media Productions.
