The Bisexual Book Awards are an annual literary award program, presented by the Bi Writers Association to honour the year's best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality.[1] The awards were presented for the first time in 2013.[2]
Awards are presented in 11 categories, where any writer who has addressed bisexual themes in their work may be submitted for consideration regardless of their own sexual orientation. Two special awards are also presented: the Bi Book Publisher Award to the publishing company that has submitted the most books to the awards program that year, and the Bi Writer Award for the best book by an out bisexual writer.
2013 edit
Bisexual fiction edit
John Irving, In One Person- Ellis Avery, The Last Nude
- Annette Lapointe, Whitetail Shooting Gallery
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
- Lee Mandelo, Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- Richard Mason, History of a Pleasure Seeker
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
Bisexual Non-fiction edit
- Cheryl Burke, My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B
- Janet W. Hardy, Girlfag: A Life Told in Sex and Musicals
Bisexual Poetry edit
- Erynn Rowan Laurie, Fireflies at Absolute Zero
- Donnelle McGee, Shine
- Yazmin Monet Watkins, Love Without Limits: The Bi-Laws of Love
Bisexual Erotic Fiction edit
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
- Mykola Dementiuk, Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
Bisexual Speculative Fiction [Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror] edit
- Lee Mandelo, Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- Fiona Glass, Gleams of a Remoter World
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
Bi Writer of the Year edit
- Cheryl Burke, My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B
- Mykola Dementiuk, Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple
- Janet W. Hardy, Girlfag: A Life Told in Sex and Musicals
- Annette Lapointe, Whitetail Shooting Gallery
- Erynn Rowan Laurie, Fireflies at Absolute Zero
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
- Lee Mandelo, Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year edit
2014 edit
Bisexual fiction edit
- Manil Suri, The City of Devi
- Susan Choi, My Education
- Nicola Griffith, Hild
- David Leavitt, The Two Hotel Francforts
- Frank Anthony Polito, The Spirit of Detroit
- Bushra Rehman, Corona
- Arlene Schindler, The Last Place She’d Look
Bisexual Non-fiction edit
- Charles "Zan" Christensen, Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond Gay and Straight
- Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
- Marina Peralta and Penelope James, Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
- Maria San Filippo, The B Word: Bisexuality in Contemporary Film and Television
- Jade Sylvan, Kissing Oscar Wilde: A Love Story in the City of Light
Bisexual Speculative Fiction edit
- Laura Lam, Pantomime
- Francesca Lia Block, Love in The Time of Global Warming
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, The Summer Prince
- Malinda Lo, Inheritance
- Saundra Mitchell, The Elementals
- Mary Anne Mohanraj, The Stars Change
- Emma Trevayne, Coda
Bisexual Teen/Young Adult Fiction edit
- Malinda Lo, Inheritance
- Francesca Lia Block, Love in The Time of Global Warming
- M. G. Higgins, Bi-Normal
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, The Summer Prince
- Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight
- Laura Lam, Pantomime
Bisexual Biography/Memoir edit
- Alden Jones, The Blind Masseuse: A Traveler’s Memoir from Costa Rica to Cambodia
- Charles "Zan" Christensen, Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond Gay and Straight
- Marina Peralta and Penelope James, Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
Bisexual Erotic Fiction edit
- Adriana Kraft, The Reunion
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Twice the Pleasure: Bisexual Women’s Erotica
- Livia Ellis, Memoirs of a Gigolo Omnibus
- Jean Roberta, The Flight of the Black Swan
- Elizabeth Schechter, House of Sable Locks
Bi Writer of the Year edit
- Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Twice the Pleasure: Bisexual Women’s Erotica
- Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis, The Soundtrack of My Life
- Livia Ellis, Memoirs of a Gigolo Omnibus
- Ed Kurtz, A Wind of Knives
- Marina Peralta and Penelope James, Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
- Jean Roberta, The Flight of the Black Swan
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year edit
2015 edit
Bisexual fiction edit
- Courtney Moreno, In Case of Emergency
- Emma Donoghue, Frog Music
- Sheela Lambert, Best Bi Short Stories
- Vivek Shraya, She of the Mountains
- Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests
Bisexual Non-fiction edit
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Diane Anderson-Minshall, Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Gender
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- Breanne Fahs, Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol)
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- Edward White, The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America
Bisexual Romance edit
- Shari Slade and Amber Lin, One Kiss with a Rock Star
- Shira Glassman, Climbing the Date Palm
- Debbie McGowan, Crying in the Rain
- May Woodworth, Heart of the Hurricane
- L. C. Chase, Let it Ride
- Jenna Galicki, The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars Book One)
Bisexual Erotic Fiction edit
- Julie Cox, Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic
- Megan Mulry, Bound to Be a Groom
- Livia Ellis, Memoirs of a Gigolo, Second Omnibus
- Jamie Fessenden, Murder on the Mountain
- Shari Slade and Amber Lin, One Kiss with a Rock Star
Bisexual Speculative Fiction edit
- Corinne Duyvis, Otherbound
- Julie Cox, Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic
- Shira Glassman, Climbing the Date Palm
- Sarah Luddington, The Pendragon Legacy
- Alex Jeffers, That Door is a Mischief
Bisexual Memoir/Biography edit
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- Allison Moon, Bad Dyke
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- Alan Cumming, Not My Father’s Son
- Daniel Schreiber, Susan Sontag: A Biography
- Edward White, The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America
Bisexual Teen/Young Adult Fiction edit
- Nora Olsen, Frenemy of the People
- Corinne Duyvis, Otherbound
Bisexual Mystery edit
- Jamie Fessenden, Murder on the Mountain
- A. R. Fiano, The Book of Joel
Bisexual Poetry edit
- Laura Foley, Joy Street
- James Franco, Directing Herbert White
Bisexual Anthology edit
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales
Bi Writer of the Year edit
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Sheela Lambert, Best Bi Short Stories
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- Livia Ellis, Memoirs of a Gigolo, Second Omnibus
- Alan Cumming, Not My Father’s Son
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year edit
2016 edit
Fiction edit
- Lidia Yuknavitch, The Small Backs of Children
- Jennifer Steil, The Ambassador's Wife
- Redfern Jon Barrett, The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights
- Kelly Gardiner, Goddess
- Anna North, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
Non-Fiction edit
- Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Bisexuality in Education: Erasure, Exclusion and the Absence of Intersectionality
- Surya Monro, Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories
- Jillian Deri, Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships
Memoir/Biography edit
- Kate Evans, Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel
- Chelsey Clammer, BodyHome
- Emily Bingham, Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham
Romance edit
- Megan Mulry, Bound with Honor
- Avon Gale, Breakaway
- J. L. Merrow, Caught!
- Amy Jo Cousins, The Girl Next Door
- Tess Bowery, She Whom I Love
- Francis Gideon, A Winter in Rome
Erotic fiction edit
- Heidi Belleau and Sam Schooler, Dead Ringer
- Lauren Gallagher, Kneel, Mr. President
- Avon Gale, Let the Wrong Light In
- Tess Bowery, She Whom I Love
- Santino Hassell, Sunset Park (Five Boroughs #2)
- Lauren E. Mitchell, The Triad Trial
Speculative fiction edit
- B. R. Sanders, Ariah
- Megan Derr, The Harem Master
- Shira Glassman, A Harvest of Ripe Figs
- Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Peripheral People
- C. B. Lee, Seven Tears at High Tide
- Lori A. Witt, The Tide of War
Teen/YA Fiction edit
- Hannah Moskowitz, Not Otherwise Specified
- Erica Yang, Bad Idea
- Casey Lawrence, Out of Order
- C. B. Lee, Seven Tears at High Tide
Mystery edit
- Michelle Moore and Reesa Herberth, Peripheral People
- Casey Lawrence, Out of Order
Poetry edit
- Jennifer Perrine, No Confession, No Mass
- Maureen Seaton and Denise Duhamel, Caprice
Bi Writer of the Year edit
- Kate Evans, Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel
- B. R. Sanders, Ariah
- Hannah Moscowitz, Not Otherwise Specified
Publisher of the Year edit
2017 edit
Fiction edit
- Susan Wittig Albert, Loving Eleanor
- Georgia Clark, The Regulars
- Erin Judge, Vow of Celibacy
Non-Fiction edit
- Tiggy Upland and Jennifer L. Bonardi, Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy
- Eric Anderson and Mark McCormack, The Changing Dynamics of Bisexual Men's Lives: Social Research Perspectives
- Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women
Memoir/Biography edit
- Juliet Nicolson, A House Full of Daughters
- Ira Nadel, Virginia Woolf
Romance edit
- Garrett Leigh, What Remains
- Jordan Brock, Change of Address
- J. L. Merrow, Lovers Leap
- Keelan Ellis, Misinformation
- Dahlia Adler, Out on Good Behavior
- Lauren Sattersby, Rock N Soul
- Lauren Gallagher, Stuck Landing
Erotic fiction edit
- Lauren Gallgher, The Best Laid Plans
- J. A. Rock, 24/7
- Nicole Wood, Club Trega
- Vanessa Clark, The Man on Top of the World
Speculative fiction edit
- Megan Derr, The Painted Crown
- Foz Meadows, An Accident of Stars
- Sasha L. Miller (editor), Enchanted Soles
- Archer Kay Leah, For the Clan
- Zoraida Cordova, Labyrinth Lost
- K. C. Alexander, Necrotech
- Julia Ember, The Seafarer's Kiss [3]
Teen/YA Fiction edit
- Alison Cherry, Look Both Ways
- Jamie Deacon, Caught Inside
- C. B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick
- Suzanne van Rooyen, Obscura Burning
- Casey Lawrence, Order in the Court
- Dahlia Adler, Out on Good Behavior
- Emily O'Beirne, The Sum of these Things
Mystery edit
- Erica Cameron, Assassins: Discord
- Casey Lawrence, Order in the Court
Poetry edit
- Ann Tweedy, The Body's Alphabet
- Cathleen Chambless, Nec(Romantic)
Graphic Novel/Memoir edit
- Tyler Cohen, Primahood: Magenta
- Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery (editors), ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics
Anthology edit
- Sasha L. Miller (editor), Enchanted Soles
- Jon Macy and Tara Madison Avery (editors), ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics
Bi Writer of the Year edit
- Tiggy Upland and Jennifer L. Bonardi, Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy
- Lauren Gallgher, The Best Laid Plans
- Ann Tweedy, The Body's Alphabet
- Suzanne van Rooyen, Obscura Burning
- Erin Judge, Vow of Celibacy
- Garrett Leigh, What Remains
Publisher of the Year edit
2018 edit
Fiction edit
- Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
- Jennifer Natalya Fink, Bhopal Dance
- Alan Robert Clark, The Prince of Mirrors
- Elizabeth J. Colen and Carol Guess, True Ash
- Emily Strelow, The Wild Birds
Non-Fiction edit
- Michael Amherst, Go the Way Your Blood Beats: On Truth, Bisexuality, and Desire
- Sophie Lucido Johnson, Many Love
Memoir/Biography edit
- Sophie Lucido Johnson, Many Love
- Charlie Harmon, On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein
Romance edit
- Felicia Davin, Edge of Nowhere
- Lilah Suzanne, Jilted
- Layla Reyne, Medley (Changing Lanes)
- Nem Rowan, Rough Sleepers
- Michele Engardt, The Thing About Forever
- L.A. Witt, The Torches We Carry
Erotic fiction edit
- Lexi Mohney, Carnal Knowledge
- M.K. Lee, Whatever Comes First
Speculative fiction edit
- Jeanne G'Fellers, Cleaning House
- Megan Derr, Dragon Magic
- William C. Tracy, The Seeds of Dissolution
- Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
- J.R. Mabry, The Worship of Mystery
Teen/YA Fiction edit
- Gene Gant, A Love Song for Mr. Dakota
- J.E. Sumerau, Palmetto Rose
- Lisa Walker, Paris Syndrome
- Cat Clarke, We Are Young
- Mia Kerick, The Weekend Bucket List
Mystery edit
- Alexandra CH Nowakowski and JE Sumerau, Other People's Oysters
- Cari Z & L.A. Witt, Reckless Behavior
- Cat Clarke, We Are Young
- Kristen Lepionka, What You Want to See
- Rosalie Knecht, Who Is Vera Kelly?
Poetry edit
- Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Black Queer Hoe
- Diana Hamilton, God Was Right
- Jan Steckel, Like Flesh Covers Bone
- Julian Randall, Refuse
- Duy Doan, We Play a Game
Publisher of the Year edit
- Less Than Three Press
References edit
- ^ "2016 Bisexual Book Awards announced". GLAAD, May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bi Writers Association announces recipients of Bisexual Book Awards" Archived 2018-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. GLAAD, June 6, 2013.
- ^ "2017 Bisexual Book Awards". Locus Mag. Locus Mag. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.