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Lambda Literary Awards

This collection contains the Lambda Literary Award winners. Since 1988, the "Lammys" have been awarded "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians---the whole literary community."

There are twenty-two current categories, with one winner in each and a number of finalists. Some categories have been condensed or nested for ease of navigation

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Related Collections

» LGBTQ
» Bisexual Book Awards
» Otherwise (Tiptree) Award
» Publishing Triangle Awards
» Ruth Benedict Prize
» Stonewall Book Awards

Retired Categories

» AIDS (1989-1991)
» Arts: Photography/Visual Arts, Visual Arts, Arts & Culture (1995-2005, 2007-2008)
» Belles Lettres (2005)
» Debut Fiction (2013-2016)
» Gay Debut Fiction (1989-2012)
» Lesbian Debut Fiction (1989-2012)
» Editor’s Choice (1989-2003)
» Humor (1990-2007)
» Small Press Book Award (1990-2002)
» Gay Small Press Book Award (1989-1991)
» Lesbian Small Press Book Award (1989-1991)
» Spirituality (1996-2008)
» Transgender/Bisexual, Transgender/Genderqueer (2002, 2004-2006)

* In 1989, there were Gay and Lesbian "Mystery/Science Fiction" categories. Because both winners were mysteries, they have been included in the subsequent "Mystery" category.

Current Categories

Anthology & LGBTQ Anthology (1994, 2006-present)

Anthology Fiction (2005-2020)

Anthology Nonfiction (2005-2020)

Gay Anthology (1990-1993)

Lesbian Anthology (1990-1993)

Bisexual Literature (2007-2009)

Bisexual Fiction (2010-present)

Bisexual Nonfiction (2010-present)

Bisexual Poetry (2019-present)

Children’s/Young Adult (1990-2019)

LGBTQ Children's (2020-present)

LGBTQ Middle Grade (2023-present)

LGBTQ Young Adult (2020-present)

LGBTQ Comics (2014-present)

Drama & LGBTQ Drama (1994-present)

Erotica & LGBTQ Romance & Erotica (2002-present)

Romance (2002-2006)

Gay Erotica (2007-2016)

Lesbian Erotica (2007-2016)

Gay Fiction (1989-present)

Gay Memoir/Biography (2007-present)

Gay Biography/Autobiography (1994-2001)

Gay Poetry (1991-present)

Gay Romance (2007-present)

Lesbian Fiction (1989-present)

Lesbian Memoir/Biography (2007-present)

Lesbian Biography/Autobiography (1994-2001)

Lesbian Poetry (1991-present)

Lesbian Romance (2007-present)

LGBTQ Mystery (2021-present)

Gay Mystery (1989-2020)

Lesbian Mystery (1989-2020)

LGBTQ Speculative Fiction (2022-present)

Gay Science Fiction/Fantasy (1990-1993)

Lesbian Science Fiction/Fantasy (1990-1993)

Science Fiction/Fantasy, (1994-2000) Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror & LGBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (2001-2021)

Nonfiction & LGBTQ Nonfiction (2006-present)

Autobiography/Memoir (2002-2005)

Biography (2002-2006)

Gay Nonfiction (1989-1993)

Lesbian Nonfiction (1989-1993)

Poetry & LGBTQ Poetry (1989-1990, 2008, 2024-present)

Studies & LGBTQ Studies (2002-present)

Gay Studies (1994-2001)

Lesbian Studies (1994-2001)

Transgender Literature (1997-2010)

Transgender Fiction (2011-present)

Transgender Nonfiction (2011-present)

Transgender Poetry (2016-present)

Retired Categories

AIDS (1989-1991)

Arts: Photography/Visual Arts (1995-2005), Visual Arts (2001, 2003), Arts & Culture (2007-2008)

Belles Lettres (2005)

Debut Fiction (2013-2016)

Gay Debut Fiction (1989-2012)

Lesbian Debut Fiction (1989-2012)

Editor’s Choice (1989-2003)

Humor (1990-2007)

Small Press Book Award (1990-2002)

Gay Small Press Book Award (1989-1991)

Lesbian Small Press Book Award (1989-1991)

Spirituality (1996-2008)

Transgender/Bisexual (2002), Transgender/Genderqueer (2004-2006)

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