100 Boyfriends // Brontez Purnell, MCD x FSG Originals Gumbo Ya Ya // Aurielle Marie, University of Pittsburgh Press
Borealis // Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Coffee House Press We Want What We Want // Alix Ohlin, House Anansi Press The Lammys are the most prestigious award in LGBTQ publishing. Preceded by an afternoon of readings from the finalists, the awards were once again a rousing celebration of LGTBQ literature, and the power of this community's voices.
The evening's celebration, held virtually for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, also doubled as a fundraiser to help support Lambda Literary's programs. As the Lammys have always done, this year's awards honor exciting new LGBTQ voices like Brian Broome, winner in the Gay Memoir/Biography category for his masterful debut memoir, Punch Me Up To the Gods: A Memoir, and Lee Lai, whose debut graphic novel, Stone Fruit, won in the LGBTQ Comics category, as well as writers who have been excelling in their respective genres for years, like Jeanne Thornton, whose critically-acclaimed novel Summer Fun won the Lammy for Transgender Fiction, and Sarah Schulman, whose Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993, one of the best reviewed books of 2021, won the Lammy for LGBTQ Nonfiction. For just the second time in Lammy history, a self-published work has been recognized, with Milena McKay's The Headmistress winning the Lammy for Lesbian Romance.
the "Lammys") at a live virtual award ceremony hosted by award-winning writer, activist, and media strategist Raquel Willis.Īlways known for championing works published by emerging authors and small presses, this year's winners list is once again an impressive mix of books from publishers both large and small. New York, NY, JLambda Literary, the nation's premier LGBTQ literary organization, announced the winners of the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (a.k.a. This article shared 1525 times since Mon Jun 13, 2022
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