This year, 105 finalists representing 72 publishers are competing for awards in 22 categories. Winners will be announced on Thursday, May 28, at a gala awards ceremony in New York. For tickets and more information, go to Awards Ceremony.
BISEXUAL
- Open, Jenny Block, Seal Press
- Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love & Desire, Lisa M. Diamond, Harvard University Press
- The Bishop's Daughter, Honor Moore, W.W. Norton
- Kinsey Zero Through Sixty: Bisexual Perspectives on Kinsey, Ron Jackson Suresha, Taylor & Francis
- Rimbaud, Edmund White, Atlas & Company
TRANSGENDER
- 10,000 Dresses, Marcus Ewert & Rex Ray, Seven Stories Press
- Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word), Thea Hillman, Manic D Press
- Two Truths and a Lie, Scott Schofield, Homofactus Press
- Boy with Flowers, Ely Shipley, Barrow Street Press
- Transgender History, Susan Stryker, Seal Press
LGBT ANTHOLOGIES
- A Casulty of War: Gay Short Fiction, Peter Burton, Arcadia Books
- Live Through This, edited by Sabrina Chapadjiev, Seven Stories Press
- Love, West Hollywood, edited by Chris Freeman and James J. Berg, Alyson
- Our Caribbean, edited by Thomas Glave, Duke University Press
- Big Trips: More Good Gay Travel Writing, edited by Raphael Kadushin, University of Wisconsin Press
LGBT CHILDRENS/YOUNG ADULT
- Hit the Road, Manny: A Manny Files Novel, Christian Burch, Simon and Schuster
- Out of the Pocket, Bill Konigsberg, Dutton
- How They Met & Other Stories, David Levithan, Knopf Children's Books
- Mousetraps, Pat Schmetz, Carolrhoda Books
- What They Always Tell Us, Martin Wilson, Random House Children's Books
- Love & Lies: Marisol's Story, Ellen Wittlinger, Simon and Schuster
LGBT DRAMA
- Phi Alpha Gamma, Dan Bernitt, Sawyer House
- Radical Acts: Collected Political Plays, Martin Duberman, The New Press
- The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, Carolyn Gage, Outskirts Press
- Two Truths and a Lie, Scott Schofield, Homofactus Press
- Vile Affections, Vanda, Original Works Publishing
LGBT NONFICTION
- Me as Her Again, Nancy Agabian, Aunt Lute Books
- If I Could Write This in Fire, Michelle Cliff, Univ of Minnesota Press
- Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America 1861-2003, William N. Eskridge Jr, Penguin Group
- Beyond (Straight & Gay) Marriage, Nancy Polikoff, Beacon Press
- Loving The Difficult, Jane Rule, Hedgerow Press
- Drifting Toward Love, Kai Wright, Beacon Press
LGBT SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR
- The Archer's Heart, Astrid Amara, Blind Eye Books
- The Magician and the Fool, Barth Anderson, Bantam Del Rey
- Wilde Stories 2008, Steve Berman, Lethe Press
- Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories, Craig Gidney, Lethe Press
- Turnskin, Nicole Kimberling, Blind Eye Books
LGBT STUDIES
- Tomboys: A Literary & Cultural History, Michelle Ann Abate, Temple University Press
- The Dividends of Dissent: How Conflict and Culture Work in Lesbian and Gay Marches on Washington, Amin Ghaziani, The University of Chicago Press
- Criminal Intimacy: Prison and the Uneven History of Modern American Sexuality, Regina Kunzel, The University of Chicago Press
- Political Manhood: Red Bloods, Mollycoddles, & & the Politics of Progressive Reform, Kevin P. Murphy, Columbia University Press
- Screening Sex, Linda Williams, Duke University Press
LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION
- Red Audrey & the Roping, Jill Malone, Bywater Books
- Passing for Black, Linda Villarosa, Kensington
- Closer to Fine, Meri Weiss, Kensington
- Love Does Not Make Me Gentle or Kind, Chavisa Woods, Fly by Night Press
- The Bruise, Magdalena Zurawski, Fiction Collective Two/University of Alabama Press
LESBIAN EROTICA
- Lipstick on Her Collar, Sacchi Green and Rakelle Valencia, Pretty Things Press
- Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures, Lynne Jamneck,
Lethe Press
- In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip, Radclyffe and Karen Kallmaker, Bold Strokes Books
LESBIAN FICTION
- The Slow Fix, Ivan E. Coyole, Arsenal Pulp Press
- The Sealed Letter, Emma Donoghue, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Map of Ireland, Stephanie Grant, Scribner
- All the Pretty Girls, Chandra Mayor, Conundrum Press
- Breaking Spirit Bridge, Ruth Perkinson, Spinsters Ink
LESBIAN MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
- Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy, Susan Griffin, Shambhala Publications
- Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word), Thea Hillman,
Manic D Press
- Sex Variant Woman, Joanne Passet, Da Capo
- Sex Talks to Girls, Maureen Seaton, University of
Arkansas Press
- Case of a Lifetime, Abbe Smith, Palgrave Macmillan
LESBIAN MYSTERY
- Blind Faith, Diane and Jacob Anderson-Minshall,
Bold Strokes Books
- Whacked, Josie Gordon, Bella Books
- Sweet Poison, Ellen Hart, St. Martin's Press
- Losers Weepers, Jessica Thomas, Bella Books
- Calling the Dead, Ali Vali, Bold Strokes Books
LESBIAN POETRY
- Interpretive Work, Elizabeth Bradfield, Arktoi / Red Hen Press
- Kissing Dead Girls, Daphne Gottlieb, Soft Skull Press
- love belongs to those who do the feeling, Judy Grahn, Red Hen Press
- Same Life, Maureen N. McLane, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Two Minutes of Light, Nancy K. Pearson, Perugia Press
LESBIAN ROMANCE
- Finding Home, Georgia Beers, Bold Strokes Books
- A Pirate's Heart, Catherine Friend, Bold Strokes Books
- The Kiss That Counted, Karin Kallmaker, Bella Books
- Hotel Liaison, JLee Meyer, Bold Strokes Books
- The Lonely Hearts Club, Radclyffe, Bold Strokes Books
GAY DEBUT FICTION
- Shuck, Daniel Allen Cox, Arsenal Pulp Press
- Light Fell, Evan Fallenberg, Soho Press
- The Screwed-Up Life of Charlie The Second, Drew Ferguson, Kensington
- The Steve Machine, Mike Hoolboom, Coach House Books
- Finlater, Shawn Ruff, Quote Editions
GAY EROTICA
- Best Gay Erotica 2009, Richard Labonte & James Lear, Cleis Press
- The Secret Tunnel, James Lear, Cleis Press
- Hard Working Men, William Maltese, Victor J. Banis, Jardonn Smith, & J.P. Bowie, MLR Press
GAY FICTION
- Stray Dog Winter, David Francis, Macadam/Cage Publishing
- The Torturer's Wife, Thomas Glave, City Lights Publishers
- We Disappear, Scott Heim, HarperCollins
- The Conversion, Joseph Olshan, St. Martin's Press
- The Boomerang Kid, Jay Quinn, Alyson
GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
- Bringing Him Home, Aaron Cooper, Late August Press
- Swish, Joel Derfner, Broadway Books
- Assisted Loving, Bob Morris, HarperCollins
- Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love, Sheila Rowbotham, Verso Books
- King of Shadows, Aaron Shurin, City Lights Publishers
GAY MYSTERY
- The Fisher Boy, Stephen Anable, Poisoned Pen Press
- Sundowner Ubuntu, Anthony Bidulka, Insomniac Press
- Mahu Fire, Neil Plakcy, Alyson Books
- First You Fall, Scott Sherman, Alyson Books
- Spider Season, John Morgan Wilson, St. Martin's Press
GAY POETRY
- Want, Rick Barot, Sarabande Press
- Please, Jericho Brown, New Issues
- Fire to Fire, Mark Doty, HarperCollins
- Now You're the Enemy, James Allen Hall, University of Arkansas Press
- My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer, edited by Peter Gizzi & Kevin Killian, Wesleyan University Press
GAY ROMANCE
- Mexican Heat, Laura Baumbach & Josh Lanyon, MLR Press
- Got 'til it's Gone, Larry Duplechan, Arsenal Pulp Press
- The Protector, N.L. Gassert, Seventh Window Publications
SAVE THE DATE: MAY 28, 2009
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Lambda Literary Foundation
and the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies (CLAGS) present The 21st Annual
Lambda Literary Awards Thursday, May 28, 2009 Proshansky Auditorium
CUNY Graduate Center
Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
New York, NY 10016 6:00 pm Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm Award Ceremony
9:30 pm After Party Hosted by Scott Nevins
Directed by Joseph Hardy Host Committee Jonathan Burnham, HarperCollins
David Gale, Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Mitchell Ivers, Pocket Books
Karla Jay, Pace University
Thomas Keith, New Directions
Heidi Kilgras, Random House Children's Books
Eric Myers, Joseph Spieler Agency
Julia Pastore, Harmony Books
Gayatri Patnaik, Beacon Press
Eric Price, Grove/Atlantic
Rakesh Satyal, HarperCollins
Amy Scholder, The Feminist Press of CUNY
Ira Silverberg, Sterling Lord
Mitchell Waters, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Rob Weisbach, Rob Weisbach Creative Management
Don Weise, Alyson Books Lambda Literary is working with a local hotel for a guest package, and details will be announced as soon as possible. For more information, contact awards@lambdaliterary.org.
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