2019 Lambda Award Winners Announced
The Lambda Literary Foundation held its 31st annual Lambda Literary Awards on June 3 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Winners in 24 categories include Roxane Gay, Imani Perry, and Claire O'Dell. The foundation also recognized Barbara Smith, co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press Barbara, with the publishing professional award. A full list of winners is as follows:
FICTION
Lesbian Fiction
The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Gay Fiction
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Bisexual Fiction
Disoriental by Négar Djavadi and translated by Tina Kover (Europa Editions)
Transgender Fiction
Little Fish by Casey Plett (Arsenal Pulp Press)
POETRY
Lesbian Poetry
Each Tree Could Hold a Noose or a House by Ru Puro, formerly Nina Puro (New Issues Poetry & Prose)
Gay Poetry
Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed (Coffee House Press)
Bisexual Poetry (*new category for the 31st Annual Lammys)
We Play a Game by Duy Doan (Yale University Press)
Transgender Poetry
lo terciario / the tertiary by Raquel Salas Rivera (Timeless, Infinite Light)
NONFICTION
Bisexual Nonfiction
Out of Step: A Memoir by Anthony Moll (Mad Creek Books / The Ohio State University Press)
Transgender Nonfiction
Histories of the Transgender Child by Julian Gill-Peterson (University of Minnesota Press)
LGBTQ Nonfiction
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry (Beacon Press)
MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
Lesbian Memoir/Biography
Chronology by Zahra Patterson (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Gay Memoir/Biography
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America by Darnell L. Moore (Bold Type Books)
MYSTERY
Lesbian Mystery
A Study in Honor: A Novel by Claire O’Dell (HarperCollins / HarperVoyager)
Gay Mystery
Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery by Marshall Thornton (Kenmore Books)
ROMANCE
Lesbian Romance
Beowulf For Cretins: A Love Story by Ann McMan (Bywater Books)
Gay Romance
Crashing Upwards by S.C. Wynne (self-published)
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Anthology
As You Like It: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume II edited and published by The Other Foundation, Jacana Media (FICTION)
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay. Published by HarperCollins / Harper Perennial (NONFICTION)
LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender, formerly Kheryn Callender (Scholastic / Scholastic Press)
LGBTQ Drama
Draw the Circle by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen (Dramatists Play Service)
LGBTQ Erotica
Miles & Honesty in SCFSX! by Blue Delliquanti and Kazimir Lee (self-published)
LGBTQ Graphic Novel
The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish (Fantagraphics Books)
LGBTQ Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
The Breath of the Sun by Isaac R. Fellman (Aqueduct)
LGBTQ Studies
Toxic Silence: Race, Black Gender Identity, and Addressing the Violence Against Black Transgender Women in Houston by William T. Hoston (Peter Lang International Academic Publishers)
