Laura Antoniou

Template:Short description Template:Infobox writer Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of The Marketplace series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Antoniou is also known for her work as an editor and pioneer on the field of contemporary erotic fiction<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and in particular as editor of lesbian erotica anthologies including the three-volume Leather Women series,<ref name=allen/><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Some Women,<ref name=sullivan/> By Her Subdued, No Other Tribute, and a collection of her own short stories and essays titled The Catalyst and Other Works.

Antoniou's fiction and her essays on alternate views of sexual roles have been cited by writers on the evolution of erotic fiction, and on the social politics of gender roles. Documentary filmmaker and author Tanya Trepanier's described Antoniou as part of a growing trend of novelists exploring hybrid forms of identity, including cultural and sexual identity, that don't fit into simple categories, using narrative storytelling as a way of understanding identities that can't be easily defined in a traditional manner.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In an analysis of contemporary novelists in the area of women's erotic fiction, Carolyn Allen cites Antoniou's writings as describing the concept that all relationships between people include elements of power exchange, with one partner taking the more dominant role even in day-to-day interactions.<ref name=allen>Template:Cite book</ref> Nikki Sullivan, lecturer in Cultural and Critical Studies at Macquarie University, in her essay Sadomasochism as Resistance? refers to Antoniou's description of sexual roles as a loose structure, due to the many choices available to the participants, with the key element being the choice of which participant guides the activities.<ref name=sullivan>Template:Cite book</ref>

Writings by Antoniou are at the Leather Archives and Museum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and honors

Year	Work	Award	Result	Ref.
2011		National Leather Association's Lifetime Achievement Award	Recipient	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"That's Harsh"	National Leather Association's John Preston Short Fiction Award	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012		Master Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education Award	Recipient	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Mr. Marcus Hernandez Lifetime Achievement Award (Woman)	Recipient	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"The Man with the Phoenix Tattoo"	National Leather Association's John Preston Short Fiction Award	Winner	<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>
2014	The Killer Wore Leather	National Leather Association's Pauline Reage Novel Award	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery	Finalist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	No Safe Words	National Leather Association's Samois Anthology Award	Winner	<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/>

Partial bibliography

• Laura Antoniou, writing as Anonymous: Lady F, Masquerade, 1993, Template:ISBN (out of print)
• Laura Antoniou, Looking for Mr. Preston, Richard Kasak Books, 1995, Template:ISBN (out of print)
• Laura Antoniou, writing as Christopher Morgan, Musclebound and Other Stories, Alyson Books, 2002 Template:ISBN (previously published by Masquerade Books, 1996)
• Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, Circlet Press, 2010 Template:ISBN (originally published by Masquerade in 1993 and then Mystic Rose Books in 2000)
• Laura Antoniou, The Slave, Mystic Rose Books, 2001 Template:ISBN (originally published by Masquerade in 1994)
• Laura Antoniou, The Trainer, Mystic Rose Books 2001 Template:ISBN (originally published by Masquerade in 1995)
• Laura Antoniou, The Academy: Tales of the Marketplace, Ed. Karen Taylor. Mystic Rose Books, 2000 Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, The Reunion, Mystic Rose books, 2002, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, No Other Tribute: Erotic Tales of Women in Submission, Rhinoceros Books, 1997, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, Leatherwomen, Rosebud Books, 1998, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, The Catalyst and Other Works, Mystic Rose Books 2004, Template:ISBN (previously published by Masquerade Books, 1991)
• Laura Antoniou, Lori Selke (Ed.), Tough Girls: Down and Dirty Dyke Erotica, Black Books, 2001, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, Christina Abernathy, Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Omnibus, Greenery Press, 2007, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, The Killer Wore Leather: An S/M Mystery, Cleis Press, 2013, Template:ISBN
• Laura Antoniou, The Inheritor, Circlet Press, 2015, Template:ISBN

External links

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