Lambda Literary is a vital organization dedicated to promoting LGBTQ books, advocating for LGBTQ writers and, as they write in their mission statement, “elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.”
Last night, at NYU’s Skirball Center, the winners of the 31st Lambda Literary Awards—the Lammys—were announced. In addition to the following 25 book award winners, three other individuals were acknowledged for their work in bringing visibility to LGBTQ voices. Alexander Chee was given the Lambda’s Trustee Award, Masha Gessen received the Visionary Award, and Barbara Smith was honored with the Publishing Professional Award.
Congratulations to all the winners, and happy Pride Month!
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Lesbian Fiction
The Tiger Flu, Larissa Lai
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
Gay Fiction
Jonny Appleseed, Joshua Whitehead
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
Bisexual Fiction
Disoriental, Négar Djavadi and translated by Tina Kover
(Europa Editions)
Transgender Fiction
Little Fish, Casey Plett
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
Bisexual Nonfiction
Out of Step: A Memoir, Anthony Moll
(Mad Creek Books / The Ohio State University Press)
Transgender Nonfiction
Histories of the Transgender Child, Julian Gill-Peterson
(University of Minnesota Press)
LGBTQ Nonfiction
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, Imani Perry
(Beacon Press)
Lesbian Poetry
Each Tree Could Hold a Noose or a House, Ru Puro, formerly Nina Puro
(New Issues Poetry & Prose)
Gay Poetry
Indecency, Justin Phillip Reed
(Coffee House Press)
Bisexual Poetry (*new category for the 31st Annual Lammys)
We Play a Game, Duy Doan
(Yale University Press)
Transgender Poetry
lo terciario / the tertiary, Raquel Salas Rivera
(Timeless, Infinite Light)
Lesbian Mystery
A Study in Honor: A Novel, Claire O’Dell
(HarperCollins / HarperVoyager)
Gay Mystery
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery, Marshall Thornton
(Kenmore Books)
Lesbian Memoir/Biography
Chronology, Zahra Patterson
(Ugly Duckling Presse)
Gay Memoir/Biography
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America, Darnell L. Moore
(Bold Type Books)
Lesbian Romance
Beowulf For Cretins: A Love Story, Ann McMan
(Bywater Books)
Gay Romance
Crashing Upwards, S.C. Wynne
(self-published)
LGBTQ Anthology
(Fiction)
As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume II, ed. and published by The Other Foundation and Jacana Media
(Nonfiction)
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, ed. by Roxane Gay
(HarperCollins / Harper Perennial)
LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult
Hurricane Child, Kacen Callender, formerly Kheryn Callender
(Scholastic / Scholastic Press)
LGBTQ Drama
Draw the Circle, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen
(Dramatists Play Service)
LGBTQ Erotica
Miles & Honesty in SCFSX!, Blue Delliquanti and Kazimir Lee
(self-published)
LGBTQ Graphic Novel
The Lie and How We Told It, Tommi Parrish
(Fantagraphics Books)
LGBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
The Breath of the Sun, Isaac R. Fellman
(Aqueduct)
LGBTQ Studies
Toxic Silence: Race, Black Gender Identity, and Addressing the Violence Against Black Transgender Women in Houston, William T. Hoston
(Peter Lang International Academic Publishers)
