Last night in Los Angeles the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced. Wish I had been there! I’m most excited about Michael Sherry and Jane Marcus’ extraordinary books, both of which I’ve read and adore. I’m also thrilled for Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel who work so tirelessly on behalf of gay and lesbian literary cultures as both writers and editors. I’ve not read Henri Cole’s award-winning book, but will order it immediately and drink it up.
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to the Lambda Literary Foundation and the organization’s extraordinary leader, Charles Flowers for all that they do to enhance our literary lives.
May 29, 2008, 11:00 PM--Winners for the 20th annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced tonight by the Lambda Literary Foundation at a gala celebration attended by 300 people.
Awards were presented in 21 categories. Winners were chosen by a jury of judges who come from all walks of literary life: journalists, authors, booksellers, librarians, playwrights, illustrators. In all, 85 judges participated in the selection of winners from the pool of 463 books that were nominated by 190 publishers.
In addition, Ann Bannon, Malcolm Boyd, and Mark Thompson were recognized for their lifetime achievements by receiving the Pioneer Award from Lambda Literary Foundation.
LGBT ANTHOLOGIES
* First Person Queer, Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel (Arsenal Pulp Press)
LGBT ARTS & CULTURE
* The View From Here, Matthew Hays (Arsenal Pulp Press)
LGBT CHILDRENS/YOUNG ADULT
* Hero, Perry Moore (Hyperion)
LGBT DRAMA/THEATER
* Return to the Caffe Cino, edited by Steve Susoyev and
George Birimisa (Moving Finger Press)
LGBT EROTICA
* Homosex: 60 Years of Gay Erotica, Simon Sheppard (Running Press)
LGBT NONFICTION
* Gay Artists in Modern American Culture, Michael S. Sherry (University of North Carolina Press)
LGBT POETRY
* Blackbird and Wolf, Henri Cole (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
LGBT SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR
* The Dust of Wonderland, Lee Thomas (Alyson Books)
LGBT STUDIES
* Between Women, Sharon Marcus (Princeton University Press)
BISEXUAL
* Split Screen, Brent Hartinger (Harper Collins Children's Books)
TRANSGENDER
* Transparent, Cris Beam (Harcourt)
LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION
* Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking, Aoibheann Sweeney (The Penguin Press)
GAY DEBUT FICTION
* A Push and a Shove, Christopher Kelly (Alyson Books)
WOMEN'S FICTION
* The IHOP Papers, Ali Liebegott (Carroll & Graf)
WOMEN'S ROMANCE
* Out of Love, K. G. MacGregor (Bella Books)
WOMEN'S MYSTERY
* Wall of Silence, Gabrielle Goldsby (Bold Strokes Books)
WOMEN'S MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
* And Now We Are Going to Have a Party, Nicola Griffith (Payseur & Schmidt)
MEN's FICTION
* Call Me By Your Name, Andre Aciman (Farrar Straus Giroux)
MEN's ROMANCE
* Changing Tides, Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington)
MEN's MYSTERY
* Murder in the Rue Chartres, Greg Herren (Alyson Books)
MEN'S MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
* Mississippi Sissy, Kevin Sessums (St. Martin's Press)
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to the Lambda Literary Foundation and the organization’s extraordinary leader, Charles Flowers for all that they do to enhance our literary lives.
May 29, 2008, 11:00 PM--Winners for the 20th annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced tonight by the Lambda Literary Foundation at a gala celebration attended by 300 people.
Awards were presented in 21 categories. Winners were chosen by a jury of judges who come from all walks of literary life: journalists, authors, booksellers, librarians, playwrights, illustrators. In all, 85 judges participated in the selection of winners from the pool of 463 books that were nominated by 190 publishers.
In addition, Ann Bannon, Malcolm Boyd, and Mark Thompson were recognized for their lifetime achievements by receiving the Pioneer Award from Lambda Literary Foundation.
LGBT ANTHOLOGIES
* First Person Queer, Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel (Arsenal Pulp Press)
LGBT ARTS & CULTURE
* The View From Here, Matthew Hays (Arsenal Pulp Press)
LGBT CHILDRENS/YOUNG ADULT
* Hero, Perry Moore (Hyperion)
LGBT DRAMA/THEATER
* Return to the Caffe Cino, edited by Steve Susoyev and
George Birimisa (Moving Finger Press)
LGBT EROTICA
* Homosex: 60 Years of Gay Erotica, Simon Sheppard (Running Press)
LGBT NONFICTION
* Gay Artists in Modern American Culture, Michael S. Sherry (University of North Carolina Press)
LGBT POETRY
* Blackbird and Wolf, Henri Cole (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
LGBT SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR
* The Dust of Wonderland, Lee Thomas (Alyson Books)
LGBT STUDIES
* Between Women, Sharon Marcus (Princeton University Press)
BISEXUAL
* Split Screen, Brent Hartinger (Harper Collins Children's Books)
TRANSGENDER
* Transparent, Cris Beam (Harcourt)
LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION
* Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking, Aoibheann Sweeney (The Penguin Press)
GAY DEBUT FICTION
* A Push and a Shove, Christopher Kelly (Alyson Books)
WOMEN'S FICTION
* The IHOP Papers, Ali Liebegott (Carroll & Graf)
WOMEN'S ROMANCE
* Out of Love, K. G. MacGregor (Bella Books)
WOMEN'S MYSTERY
* Wall of Silence, Gabrielle Goldsby (Bold Strokes Books)
WOMEN'S MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
* And Now We Are Going to Have a Party, Nicola Griffith (Payseur & Schmidt)
MEN's FICTION
* Call Me By Your Name, Andre Aciman (Farrar Straus Giroux)
MEN's ROMANCE
* Changing Tides, Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington)
MEN's MYSTERY
* Murder in the Rue Chartres, Greg Herren (Alyson Books)
MEN'S MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
* Mississippi Sissy, Kevin Sessums (St. Martin's Press)
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