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Welcome 2021 Writer’s Retreat Faculty & Guests!

Meet Our Faculty & Guests
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Meet Our Faculty & Guests

Our Mission

Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.

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Our Bookstore

Shop for Lammy finalists, books from Lambda Fellows, and more.

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Featured Articles

5 Questions with Randall Kenan Prize Winner Ana-Maurine Lara image
5 Questions with Randall Kenan Prize Winner Ana-Maurine Lara
by LeKesha Lewis July 22, 2021 author interviews Interviews Past Winners & Finalists Read the full story
Ana-Maurine Lara Wins 2021 Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction image
Ana-Maurine Lara Wins 2021 Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction
by LeKesha Lewis July 22, 2021 Interviews Past Winners & Finalists Read the full story
Femme Like Her: An Emotional Romance Between Two Black Femmes image
Femme Like Her: An Emotional Romance Between Two Black Femmes
by Tara Scott July 15, 2021 Fiction Reviews Romance Read the full story
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Excerpt of Matthew Clark Davison’s Doubting Thomas
by Edit Team July 14, 2021 Excerpts Fiction Read the full story
Three Trans Crime Writers Talk Thrills and Challenges of Writing in the Genre image
Three Trans Crime Writers Talk Thrills and Challenges of Writing in the Genre
by John Copenhaver July 08, 2021 author interviews Interviews Read the full story
A Book Looking Backwards and Forwards at Once: Sarah Schulman’s Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York image
A Book Looking Backwards and Forwards at Once: Sarah Schulman’s Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York
by Emily Shapiro July 08, 2021 Nonfiction Reviews Read the full story
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Our Work

Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.
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Lambda Literary Awards

Celebrating the best in LGBTQ books.

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LGBTQ Writers in Schools

Creating positive, safe space for youth.

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Our Impact

For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has dedicated itself to championing LGBTQ literature and supporting LGBTQ writers at all stages of life.

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Visitors read our reviews and follow us on social media

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2500

Book lovers come out for readings we host across the country each year

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2000

Students reached each year through LGBTQ Writers in Schools

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Happy audience members at the annual Lambda Literary Awards

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Aspiring authors have their life changed every summer at the Retreat

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