29th Lambda Literary Awards
2017 Lambda Literary Awards
The 29th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 13, 2017, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2016.[1][2] The nominees were announced in March 14,[3][4] and the winners announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 12, 2017 in New York City.[5][6] Winners are in bold.[7][8]
Special awards
Category | Winner |
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Visionary Award | Jacqueline Woodson |
Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award | H. Melt, Victor Yates |
Trustee Award | Jeanette Winterson |
Nominees and winners
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Bisexual Fiction | Alexis M. Smith, Marrow Island |
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Bisexual Non-Fiction | Ana Castillo, Black Dove: Mamá, Mi’jo, and Me |
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Bisexual Poetry | Abigail Child, Mouth to Mouth | No advance shortlist was released in this category; the book was listed as a Bisexual Fiction nominee in the original nomination announcement, but singled out as a Bisexual Poetry winner at the ceremony. |
Gay Fiction | Rabih Alameddine, The Angel of History |
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Gay Memoir/Biography | Cleve Jones, When We Rise |
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Gay Mystery | J. Aaron Sanders, Speakers of the Dead: A Walt Whitman Mystery |
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Gay Poetry | Phillip B. Williams, Thief in the Interior |
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Gay Romance | Pene Henson, Into the Blue |
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Lesbian Fiction | Nicole Dennis-Benn, Here Comes the Sun |
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Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Gloria Joseph, The Wind Is Spirit: The Life, Love and Legacy of Audre Lorde |
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Lesbian Mystery | Jessica L. Webb, Pathogen |
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Lesbian Poetry | Francine J. Harris, play dead Pat Parker (ed. Julie R. Enszer), Complete Works of Pat Parker |
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Lesbian Romance | Yoshiyuki Ly, The Scorpion's Empress |
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LGBTQ Anthology | Zena Sharman, The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care |
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LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult | M-E Girard, Girl Mans Up |
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LGBT Drama | Robert O'Hara, Barbecue/Bootycandy |
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LGBTQ Erotica | Rebekah Weatherspoon, Soul to Keep |
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LGBTQ Graphic Novel | Ed Luce, Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal |
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LGBTQ Non-Fiction | David France, How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS |
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LGBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | Indra Das, The Devourers |
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LGBTQ Studies | Jennifer Tyburczy, Sex Museums: The Politics and Performance of Display |
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Transgender Fiction | Jia Qing Wilson-Yang, Small Beauty |
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Transgender Non-Fiction | Lei Ming, Life Beyond My Body: A Transgender Journey to Manhood in China |
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Transgender Poetry | Kokumo, Reacquainted with Life |
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References
- ^ "2017 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Publishers Weekly. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Steve (June 13, 2017). "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award winners announced". LGBT Weekly. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Robertson, Becky (March 14, 2017). "M-E Girard, Vivek Shraya among 13 Canadians nominated for 2017 Lambda Literary Awards". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Avery, Dan (March 14, 2017). "Finalists for 2017 Lambda Literary Awards Announced". Logo TV. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Griffin Poetry Prize. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Authors Guild. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Robertson, Becky (June 13, 2017). "M-E Girard, Zena Sharman, Jessica L. Webb, jia qing wilson-yang win Lambda Literary Awards". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary Foundation. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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