Lambda Literary Award1995

Given by Lambda Literary Foundation

Other Names: Lammies
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Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include show more Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award. The Lambda Literary Foundation states that its mission is "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians - the whole literary community." The awards were instituted in 1988.

In determining whether a book should be submitted for consideration, the Lambda Literary Awards are based principally on the LGBT content of the work. The sexual orientation of the author is secondary. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (790), Finalist (2,139), Nominee (1,410)
Categories:
All, 100 Best Lesbian/Gay Books of the 20th Century (1), AIDS (15), Anthology (11), Anthology/Fiction (52), Anthology/Nonfiction (47), Arts & Culture (7), Autobiography (5), Autobiography/Memoir (15), Belles Lettres (5), Biography (25), Bisexual (16), Bisexual Fiction (70), Bisexual Literature (10), Bisexual Nonfiction (55), Bisexual Poetry (33), Children's/Young Adult (86), Drama (52), Editor's Choice (12), Erotica (23), Gay Biography/Autobiography (1), Gay Debut Fiction (24), Gay Erotica (37), Gay Fiction (73), Gay General Fiction (43), Gay Memoir/Biography (107), Gay Men's Anthology (18), Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography (38), Gay Men's Debut Fiction (30), Gay Men's Erotica (2), Gay Men's Fiction (94), Gay Men's Memoir (5), Gay Men's Mystery (85), Gay Men's Mystery/Science Fiction (5), Gay Men's Nonfiction (25), Gay Men's Poetry (79), Gay Men's Romance (5), Gay Men's SF/Fantasy (21), Gay Men's Small Press (10), Gay Men's Studies (38), Gay Men’s Debut Fiction (1), Gay Mystery (89), Gay Poetry (101), Gay Romance (103), Humor (86), LGBT Anthologies (5), LGBT Anthology (49), LGBT Children's/Young Adult (51), LGBT Debut (8), LGBT Debut Fiction (28), LGBT Drama (36), LGBT Erotica (6), LGBT Graphic Novel (3), LGBT Graphic Novels (10), LGBT Nonfiction (58), LGBT Poetry (6), LGBT SF/F/Horror (15), LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror (15), LGBT Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror (10), LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (18), LGBT Studies (89), LGBTQ Anthology (38), LGBTQ Children's/Middle Grade (10), LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult (32), LGBTQ Comics (10), LGBTQ Drama (17), LGBTQ Erotica (29), LGBTQ Graphic Novels (20), LGBTQ Mystery (10), LGBTQ Nonfiction (42), LGBTQ SF/F/Horror (36), LGBTQ Speculative Fiction (5), LGBTQ Studies (42), LGBTQ Young Adult (10), LGBTQ+ Anthology (9), LGBTQ+ Children's Books (10), LGBTQ+ Comics (10), LGBTQ+ Drama (7), LGBTQ+ Middle Grade (10), LGBTQ+ Mystery (10), LGBTQ+ Nonfiction (10), LGBTQ+ Poetry (3), LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica (10), LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction (10), LGBTQ+ Studies (10), LGBTQ+ Young Adult (10), Lesbian Anthology (18), Lesbian Biography/Autobiography (38), Lesbian Debut Fiction (53), Lesbian Erotica (32), Lesbian Fiction (165), Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian SF/Fantasy (1), Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian Small Press (1), Lesbian General Fiction (40), Lesbian Memoir (2), Lesbian Memoir/Biography (98), Lesbian Mystery (169), Lesbian Mystery/Science Fiction (4), Lesbian Nonfiction (21), Lesbian Poetry (181), Lesbian Romance (118), Lesbian SF/Fantasy (19), Lesbian Small Press (9), Lesbian Studies (38), Nonfiction (14), Photography/Visual Arts (50), Poetry (9), Publisher's Service Award (1), Religion/Spirituality (15), Romance (24), Science Fiction/Fantasy (67), Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (1), Small Press (50), Spirituality (36), Spirituality/Religion (10), Transgender (51), Transgender Fiction (60), Transgender Non-Fiction (7), Transgender Nonfiction (55), Transgender Poetry (41), Transgender/Bisexual (3), Transgender/Genderqueer (10), Young Adult/Children's (5), No Category (2)
Years:
All, 2024 (121), 2023 (124), 2022 (116), 2021 (115), 2020 (160), 2019 (168), 2018 (154), 2017 (144), 2016 (155), 2015 (150), 2014 (183), 2013 (144), 2012 (117), 2011 (115), 2010 (115), 2009 (104), 2007 (109), 2006 (107), 2005 (102), 2004 (106), 2003 (95), 2002 (89), 2001 (96), 2000 (94), 1999 (94), 1998 (94), 1997 (92), 1996 (97), 1995 (96), 1994 (87), 1993 (82), 1992 (71), 1991 (72), 1990 (88), 1989 (81), 1988 (57)
Announced:
March 27: Finalist2024 Recent

Winner 23

WorkCategoryYear
Tasting Life Twice: Literary Lesbian Fiction by New American Writers by E. J. LevyAnthology/Fiction1995
The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Readers Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present by Claude J. SummersAnthology/Nonfiction1995
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline WoodsonChildren's/Young Adult1995
Slavs! by Tony KushnerDrama1995
Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, Essays, A Play, Two Poems and A Prayer by Tony KushnerDrama1995
Go Fish: The Full Original Screenplay by Guinevere TurnerDrama1995
Forbidden Passages: Writings Banned in Canada by Patrick CalifiaEditor's Choice1995
Tom : the unknown Tennessee Williams by Lyle LeverichGay Men's Biography/Autobiography1995
Flesh and Blood by Michael CunninghamGay Men's Fiction1995
Closet by R. D. ZimmermanGay Men's Mystery1995
Atlantis: Poems by by Mark DotyGay Men's Poetry1995
De Los Otros: Intimacy and Homosexuality among Mexican Men by Joseph CarrierGay Men's Studies1995
The Butches of Madison County by Ellen OrleansHumor1995
Aimée & Jaguar by Erica FischerLesbian Biography/Autobiography1995
Autobiography of a Family Photo by Jacqueline WoodsonLesbian Fiction1995
The Intersection of Law and Desire by J. M. RedmannLesbian Mystery1995
Dark Fields of the Republic: Poems, 1991-1995 by Adrienne RichLesbian Poetry1995
Dyke Life: From Growing Up to Growing Old, A Celebration of the Lesbian Experience by Karla JayLesbian Studies1995
Paris Was a Woman: Portraits from the Left Bank by Andrea WeissPhotography/Visual Arts1995
Restricted Entry: Censorship on Trial by Janine FullerPublisher's Service Award1995
Shadow Man by Melissa ScottScience Fiction/Fantasy1995
The New Fuck You by Eileen MylesSmall Press1995
Wrestling with the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men by Brian BouldreySpirituality1995

Nominee 73

WorkCategoryYear
Forbidden Passages: Writings Banned in Canada by Patrick CalifiaAnthology/Fiction1995
His: Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers by Robert DrakeAnthology/Fiction1995
Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing by Catherine E. McKinleyAnthology/Fiction1995
The New Fuck You by Eileen MylesAnthology/Fiction1995
Dyke Life: From Growing Up to Growing Old, A Celebration of the Lesbian Experience by Karla JayAnthology/Nonfiction1995
A Loving Testimony: Remembering Loved Ones Lost to AIDS by Leslea NewmanAnthology/Nonfiction1995
Out in All Directions: A Treasury of Gay and Lesbian America by Lynn WittAnthology/Nonfiction1995
Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia BlockChildren's/Young Adult1995
Passages of Pride:: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age by Kurt ChandlerChildren's/Young Adult1995
My Two Uncles by Judith VignaChildren's/Young Adult1995
TOBY'S LIE by Daniel VilmureChildren's/Young Adult1995
The Actor's Book of Gay and Lesbian Plays by Eric LaneDrama1995
Love! Valor! Compassion! and A Perfect Ganesh: Two Plays by Terrence McNallyDrama1995
Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son by Leroy F. AaronsGay Men's Biography/Autobiography1995
Last Night on Earth by Bill T. JonesGay Men's Biography/Autobiography1995
Palimpsest: A Memoir by Gore VidalGay Men's Biography/Autobiography1995
Our Paris: Sketches from Memory by Edmund WhiteGay Men's Biography/Autobiography1995
Father of Frankenstein by Christopher BramGay Men's Fiction1995
Dream Boy by Jim GrimsleyGay Men's Fiction1995
Mysterious Skin by Scott HeimGay Men's Fiction1995
Like People in History by Felice PicanoGay Men's Fiction1995
A Queer Kind of Umbrella by George BaxtGay Men's Mystery1995
The Venus Throw by Steven SaylorGay Men's Mystery1995
A Shock to the System by Richard StevensonGay Men's Mystery1995
Another Dead Teenager by Mark Richard ZubroGay Men's Mystery1995
The Badboy Book of Erotic Poetry by David LaurentsGay Men's Poetry1995
Burnt Offerings by Timothy LiuGay Men's Poetry1995
A Scattering of Salts by James MerrillGay Men's Poetry1995
Cortege: Poems by Carl PhillipsGay Men's Poetry1995
Saint Foucault: Towards a Gay Hagiography by David M. HalperinGay Men's Studies1995
The Invention of Heterosexuality by Jonathan Ned KatzGay Men's Studies1995
I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi Terror by Pierre SeelGay Men's Studies1995
Virtually Normal by Andrew SullivanGay Men's Studies1995
Unnatural Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison BechdelHumor1995
The Revenge of Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist by Diane DiMassaHumor1995
Growing Up Gay: From Left Out to Coming Out by Funny Gay MalesHumor1995
A Ghost in the Closet by Mabel ManeyHumor1995
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy AllisonLesbian Biography/Autobiography1995
Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-Gay Violence by Claudia BrennerLesbian Biography/Autobiography1995
Babe: The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias by Susan E. CayleffLesbian Biography/Autobiography1995
And Say Hi to Joyce by Joyce MurdochLesbian Biography/Autobiography1995
Sweat: Stories and a Novella by Lucy Jane BledsoeLesbian Fiction1995
Amnesty by Louise A. BlumLesbian Fiction1995
The Passion of Alice by Stephanie GrantLesbian Fiction1995
Rat Bohemia by Sarah SchulmanLesbian Fiction1995
Faint Praise by Ellen HartLesbian Mystery1995
Someone to Watch by Jaye MaimanLesbian Mystery1995
Night Songs: A Gianna Maglione Mystery by Penny MickelburyLesbian Mystery1995
The Hangdog Hustle by Elizabeth PincusLesbian Mystery1995
Fire Power by ChrystosLesbian Poetry1995
Oral Tradition: Selected Poems Old & New by Jewelle GomezLesbian Poetry1995
Maxfield Parrish: Early and New Poems by Eileen MylesLesbian Poetry1995
The Key To Everything: Classic Lesbian Love Poems by Gerry G. PearlbergLesbian Poetry1995
Parker & Hulme : a lesbian view by Julie GlamuzinaLesbian Studies1995
S/He by Minnie Bruce PrattLesbian Studies1995
Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation by Urvashi VaidLesbian Studies1995
Tomboys!: Tales of Dyke Derring-Do by Lynne YamaguchiLesbian Studies1995
Fully Exposed: The Male Nude in Photography by Emmanuel CooperPhotography/Visual Arts1995
Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard CrusePhotography/Visual Arts1995
Butch/Femme by Manuela SoaresPhotography/Visual Arts1995
Making Love Visible: In Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Families by Jean SwallowPhotography/Visual Arts1995
Atlantis: Three Tales by Samuel R. DelanyScience Fiction/Fantasy1995
Slow River by Nicola GriffithScience Fiction/Fantasy1995
Dark Angels: Lesbian Vampire Stories by Pam KeeseyScience Fiction/Fantasy1995
Dryland's End by Felice PicanoScience Fiction/Fantasy1995
The Medicine Burns: And Other Stories (High Risk Books) by Adam KleinSmall Press1995
S/He by Minnie Bruce PrattSmall Press1995
Milking Black Bull: 11 Gay Black Poets by Alden ReimonenqSmall Press1995
Three-Hand Jax and Other Spells by StaszekSmall Press1995
Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men by Peter CashoraliSpirituality1995
Freedom, Glorious Freedom: The Spiritual Journey to the Fullness of Life for Gays, Lesbians, and Everybody Else by John J. McNeillSpirituality1995
Queer Spirits by Will RoscoeSpirituality1995
Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible by Nancy WilsonSpirituality1995

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