28th Lambda Literary Awards

The 28th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 6, 2016, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2015.[1][2] The list of nominees was released on March 8.[1]

Special awards

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Category Winner
Pioneer Award Eileen Myles[2]
Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award Bryan Borland, JP Howard[2]
Trustee Award Hilton Als[2]

Nominees and winners

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Category Winner Nominated
Bisexual Literature Emily Bingham, Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham[2]
Anna North, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark[2]
Gay Erotica Miodrag Kojadinovic, Érotiques Suprèmes[2]
Gay Fiction Hasan Namir, God in Pink[2]
Gay Memoir/Biography Langdon Hammer, James Merrill: Life and Art[2]
Gay Mystery Marshall Thornton, Boystown 7: Bloodlines[2]
Gay Poetry Nicholas Wong, Crevasse[2]
Carl Phillips, Reconnaissance[2]
Gay Romance Debbie McGowan, When Skies Have Fallen[2]
Lesbian Erotica Meghan O'Brien, The Muse[2]
Lesbian Fiction Chinelo Okparanta, Under the Udala Trees[2]
Lesbian Memoir/Biography Kate Carroll de Gutes, Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear[2]
Lesbian Mystery Ann Aptaker, Tarnished Gold[2]
Victoria Brownworth, Ordinary Mayhem[2]
Lesbian Poetry Dawn Lundy Martin, Life in a Box is a Pretty Life[2]
Lesbian Romance Julie Blair, Making a Comeback[2]
LGBT Anthology Damien Luxe, Heather M. Ács and Sabina Ibarrola, Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance from the Heels on Wheels Femme Galaxy[2]
Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts, Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology[2]
LGBT Children's/Young Adult Alex Gino, George[2]
LGBT Debut Fiction Victor Yates, A Love Like Blood[2]
LGBT Drama Tanya Barfield, Bright Half Life[2]
LGBT Graphic Novel E. K. Weaver, The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ & Amal[2]
LGBT Non-Fiction Marcia M. Gallo, “No One Helped”: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy[2]
LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Kirsty Logan, The Gracekeepers[2]
LGBT Studies Hiram Pérez, A Taste for Brown Bodies: Gay Modernity and Cosmopolitan Desire[2]
Transgender Fiction Roz Kaveney, Tiny Pieces of Skull, or a Lesson in Manners[2]
Transgender Non-Fiction Willy Wilkinson, Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency[2]
Transgender Poetry kari edwards, succubus in my pocket[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Who Are the 2016 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists?". Out. March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af King, Anna (June 7, 2016). "The Lambda Literary Awards Honor Hilton Als and Eileen Myles, Name Winners in 26 Categories". Slate. Retrieved April 7, 2022.