LGBTQ Panels at AWP 2021
A reimagined virtual Association of
Lambda Literary Presents Transformational Poetics at The Dodge Literary Festival
Behold the abundance! Please join
Lambda Literary Wins $35,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Lambda Literary is thrilled to
Join us! LGBTQ Crime Writers Throw a Benefit for Lambda Literary!
Join us for a night
Bespoke for Lambda Literary! A Reading Fundraiser to #SaveLambdaLiterary
The Bespoke reading series is
Four-Week Summer Residency for LGBTQ Emerging Visual Artists and Poets
Five selected visual artists and three selected poets will share a live/work space in the historically queer island hamlet of Cherry Grove, NY
Recipients of Donor Advised Scholarships for the 2019 Emerging Writers Retreat
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce full scholarships for five students attending the organization’s prestigious summer residency
Photos from 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
The winners were celebrated at a star-studded ceremony in New York City at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the winners
Karen Tongson Wins 2019 Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction
The award was introduced in 2018 and includes a cash prize of $2,500
Hannah Ensor and Robert Fieseler Win the 2019 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging Writers
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce that poet Hannah Ensor and journalist Robert Fieseler have been named winners of the 2019 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Alexander Chee, Masha Gessen, and Barbara Smith to be Honored at the 2019 Lammys
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce that Alexander Chee, Masha Gessen, and Barbara Smith will receive special honors at the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Read This! An Excerpt from Emerge: The 2018 Lambda Fellows Anthology
The latest volume of Emerge is here
31st Annual Lammy Finalists
Finalists will be celebrated and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala the evening of Monday, June 3, 2019
Watch the Lambda Literary 2018 Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellows Readings
At our 2018 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices each fellow gave a brief reading of their work
Recipients of Donor Advised Scholarships for the 2018 Emerging Writers Retreat
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce full scholarships for three students attending the organization’s prestigious summer residency
Lambda Literary Marks 30th Anniversary with Formation of Leadership Council
The Leadership Council will advise and advocate for the organization
Introducing Lambda Literary’s 2018 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows
Meet the 2018 Class of Lambda Literary’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
Watch This! The Lambda Literary 30th Anniversary Video
This video provides a dynamic, visual history of Lambda Literary
30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the winners
Sue Landers is Named Executive Director of Lambda Literary
The Board of Directors of Lambda Literary is delighted to announce that Sue Landers has been selected to be the next executive director of Lambda Literary
Read This! An Excerpt from the Emerge: 2017 Lambda Fellows Anthology
The latest volume of Emerge is here
Winner Announced for Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction
Writer Melissa Febos has been named winner of the inaugural Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction.
Jeanne Thornton and Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Named Winners of the Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Edmund White & Roxane Gay to be Honored at 30th Lambda Awards
Edmund White will receive Lambda’s Visionary Award and Roxane Gay will receive the Trustee Award
Read This! An Excerpt From Patrick Nathan’s ‘Some Hell’
Some Hell is a harrowing novel about a gay teen’s coming of age
LGBTQ Writers Retreat LA Reading Series
This week, to coincide with LGBTQ Writers Retreat, there will be a series of readings and discussions that are open to the public
Meet the 2017 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellows!
The 2017 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellows embody the exciting and diverse future of LGBTQ literature
29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the winners and honorees
H. Melt and Victor Yates Named Winners of Lambda Literary’s Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers
Jacqueline Woodson & Jeanette Winterson to be Honored at the 29th Lammy Awards
Jacqueline Woodson will receive Lambda’s Visionary Award and Jeanette Winterson will receive the Trustee Award at the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 12, 2017 in New York City
New in February: Melissa Febos, Bill Hayes, Jenny Johnson, and John Rechy
New month, new books! .
New in January: Roxane Gay, S. Andrea Allen, Adam Silvera, and Ellen Hart
New month, new books
Watch the Trailer for James Baldwin’s ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
The film uses James Baldwin’s own words to explore contemporary American race relations
Lambda Literary Condemns Milo Yiannopoulos Book Deal
While publishers undeniably have the right to acquire and profit from any book they wish, they also bear an essential responsibility to promote civil discourse and reject hate speech that is often a precursor to violence
2017 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
Lambda Literary is proud to announce details of the 2017 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, the nation’s premier LGBTQ writers workshop and residency
Pioneering Activist and Writer Marie Kuda, 76, has Died
Kuda was a renowned historian, writer, and early champion of gay and lesbian rights
Beloved Novelist Gloria Naylor, 66, has Died
Ebony is reporting that author Gloria
Renowned Playwright Edward Albee, 88, has Died
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright Edward Albee has died
Iconic Performer Lady Chablis, 59, has Died
Lady Chablis, a beloved southern-based cabaret performer and author, has died
Historian and LGBT Biographer Stephen Maglott, 58, has Died
Stephen Maglott, a dedicated chronicler of LGBT lives, has died
Visionary Editor and Writer Mark Thompson, 63, has Died
Thompson’s open-hearted writings covered the spectrum of spirituality, gay sexuality, and LGBT history
New in August: Sjón, Tim Murphy, Erin Judge, Steven Gaines, and Jacqueline Woodson
New month, new books
Lambda Literary Announces Jeanne Córdova and Bryn Kelly Scholarships
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce two new full scholarships for students of the organization’s prestigious summer residency
Emerge, an Anthology of Writing by Lambda Fellows
The anthology is a collection of fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry, and genre fiction written by fellows of the 2015 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
Writer and Activist Michelle Cliff, 69, has Died
Cliff strove to create ambitious narratives for historically marginalized identities
The Orlando Massacre: Writers Respond with Sadness and Outrage
LGBT writers responded to the tragic Orlando massacre with a mix of rage and sorrow
New in June: Tig Notaro, Liz Swados, Dave Holmes, David Levithan, and Nina LaCour
New month, new books
28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the winners
Lisa C. Moore Named Lambda Literary’s Publishing Professional Award Winner
Lambda’s Publishing Professional Award honors a distinguished individual in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community whose innovative work in the publishing industry promotes LGBT literature
28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, Monday, June 6th
The Lambda Literary Awards celebrate excellence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender literature
Lambda Literary Partners with NYC Department of Education to Bring LGBTQ Writers in Schools Program to Students
Lambda Literary, the global leader advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender literature, today announced a historic partnership with the New York City Department of Education
Introducing Lambda Literary’s 2016 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows
The 2016 class of the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices will spend a week in Los Angeles this summer, July 24-31, working on their books, collections and plays in workshops led by some of our community’s leading LGBT authors/mentors
Eileen Myles & Hilton Als to be Honored at the 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce that Eileen Myles will receive Lambda’s Pioneer Award and Hilton Als will receive the Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature at the 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
In Conversation: Writers SJ Sindu & Gabrielle Bellot on the Publishing Industry, Marginalized Identities, and Being Labeled a Queer Writer
Writers Gabrielle Bellot and SJ Sindu discuss art vs. activism, marginalized identities, and being labeled a queer author
New in January: Garth Greenwell, Rashod Ollison, Tracey Richardson, and Paul Lisicky
New month, new books
Poet and Writer Justin Chin Has Died [Updated]
Beloved San Francisco-based poet Justin Chin suffered a massive stroke last week
New in December: Samuel Steward, Ann McMan, Renée Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach
New month, new books
Actress and Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, 69, has Died
Pioneering trans actress and Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn has passed away at 69
Writer Candice Iloh is the Recipient of Lambda Literary Home School Fellowship
Lambda Literary is thrilled to announce that Candice Iloh is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Home School Fellowship
Reflections on the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices
We checked in with the some of this past year’s participants and asked them to provide their own personal take on their time at the 2015 Emerging LGBT Voices Retreat
Emerging Queer Writers Reading Series
Howl Happening: An Arturo Vega Project in partnership with Bowery Arts and Science and Lambda Literary Foundation, brings together some of the city’s brightest emerging queer literary talent for an evening of poetry, prose, and performance.
New in August: James Sie, David Levithan, Casey McKittrick, and Kim van Alkemade
New month, new books
27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all the winners and honorees.
Writer, Actor, and LGBT Advocate Nathan ‘Seven’ Scott, 44, Has Died
Nathan ‘Seven’ Scott, a beloved LGBT advocate, writer, and multimedia artist has died
Renowned Feminist Activist and Author Sidney Abbott, 77, Has Died
Sidney Abbott was a former member of the activist group the Lavender Menace and co-author of the pioneering book Sappho Was a Right-on Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism.
New in April: Larry Kramer, Mark Doty, Roz Kaveney, Sassafras Lowrey, and Dale Peck
New month, new books
The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists
The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known–kick off another record-breaking year with today’s announcement of the finalists.
Pioneering Religious Leader and Writer Malcolm Boyd, 91, Has Died
Malcolm Boyd, a noted gay spiritual leader, activist and writer, has died
New in January: Miranda July, Michelle Tea, Michael Mewshaw, Leo Bersani, and Sandip Roy
New month, new books!
View Pictures from this Year’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices
The retreat–the first program of its kind ever offered to LGBTQ writers–is a one-week intensive workshop immersion in fiction, nonfiction, genre fiction and poetry.
New in July: Judith Frank, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Mary Meriam, Genny Beemyn, and Jason Whitesel
New Month! New books! July is upon us and so are a slew of new and noteworthy LGBT books.
Introducing the 2014 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows
The 2014 class of the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices will spend a week in Los Angeles, August 3-10, workshopping their manuscripts in classes led by some of our community’s leading LGBT writers.
LGBT Writers ‘In Memoriam’ Video
Every year at the Lambda
Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced
The winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) were announced on June 2, 2014 in a gala ceremony hosted by comedienne Kate Clinton.
26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
Finalists for the Lammys were announced today by the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) in Los Angeles after reviewing a record 746 submissions (up from 687 last year) from 352 publishers (up from 332 last year).
Lambda’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices: The 2013 Fellows Reflect
Lambda Literary checked in with the some of this year’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices participants and asked them to provide their own personal take on their time at the retreat.
New in July: David Rakoff, Thomas Glave, Annie Rachele Lanzillotto, and Georgeann Packard
New Month! New books!
July is here and so are a host of new lgbt titles by authors such as David Rakoff, Thomas Glave, Annie Rachele Lanzillotto, and Georgeann Packard.
New in June: Steve Berman, Kate Worsley, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, and David Margolick
New Month! New books! June is here and with it a plethora of new LGBT titles—ranging from high adventure to romance.
25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!
The winners of the 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced last night in a sold-out gala ceremony hosted by comedienne Kate Clinton at The Great Hall at Cooper Union.
In Conversation with TC Tolbert and Trace Peterson: The Troubled Line
Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics is a riotous omnibus of queer poetics. The first comprehensive collection of poetry by trans and genderqueer authors, Troubling the Line offers a lyrical investigation of issues ranging “from identification and embodiment to language and activism.”
Lambda Literary recently talked to the collection’s editors about the process of editing this groundbreaking anthology.
In Conversation: Mark Wunderlich & Alex Dimitrov
Poets Mark Wunderlich and Alex
Read Kate Bornstein’s Excerpt from Lambda’s ’25 for 25′ E-book
Read Kate Bornstein’s excerpt from Lambda’s Literary’s 25th anniversary anthology, 25 for 25, an E-book featuring some of the community’s leading LGBT authors.
Read Eileen Myles’ Excerpt from Lambda’s ’25 for 25′ E-book
Read Eileen Myles’ excerpt from Lambda’s Literary’s 25th anniversary anthology, 25 for 25, an E-book featuring some of the community’s leading LGBT authors.
New in March: Luis Negrón, Barrie Jean Borich, Eloise Klein Healy, and David Bergman
New Month! New books! March is here and with it an array of exciting new LGBT titles—ranging from academic studies to poetry.
Writer and Critic Donald Richie, 88, has Died
American ex-pat, writer, and critic Donald Richie, author of the memoir The Japan Journals, 1947-2004, died on February 19th, 2013 in Toyko. He was 88.
Divisions and Connections in Queerdom: A Conversation Between Rickey Laurentiis and Darrel Alejandro Holnes
In this in-depth discussion, poets Rickey Laurentiis and Darrel Alejandro Holnes examine categorization in the NYC social scene and in queer literature today.
Lambda Literary Goes to the Movies: Filmmakers’ Favorite Books
In continuation of “Lambda Literary Goes to the Movies” week, here’s what some of our favorite directors had to say about the LGBT books they love…
Gay Latino Poet Richard Blanco has been Chosen as the 2013 Inaugural Poet
Poet Richard Blanco (Looking for the Gulf Motel) has been chosen to be the nation’s fifth inaugural poet. The Presidential Inaugural Committee made the official announcement Wednesday morning. Blanco is the youngest poet “— as well as the first Latino — to take part in an inaugural ceremony.”
New in January: Nicole J. Georges, Lillian Faderman, Michael Rumaker, and Michael Klein
New year! New books!
This month expect new releases from Nicole J. Georges, Lillian Faderman, Michael Rumaker, and Michael Klein.
Eloise Klein Healy: The Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
“Part of my larger plan is to convey and bring forth a larger literary picture of Los Angeles.”
Earlier this month, renowned lesbian poet Eloise Klein Healy was selected by Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to be the city’s first poet laureate. Healy took a moment to talk with Lambda about the position of poet laureate and what she hopes to accomplish within the position.
Oprah picks Ayana Mathis’ ‘Twelve Tribes of Hattie’ for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0
Author Ayana Mathis’ striking debut novel The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Knopf) has been picked as Oprah’s latest book club selection.
New in December: T Cooper, Tony Fletcher, Jim Elledge, David Groff, and Hilary Sloin
December brings with it an assortment of
New In July: Justin Hall, Lisa Cohen, Tristan Taormino, John Boyne and Urvashi Vaid
Summer is here and so are a plethora of fantastic LGBTQ books.
This month expect new releases from Justin Hall, Lisa Cohen, John Boyne, Urvashi Vaid, and a new edited collection from Tristan Taormino.
24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced in New York
The winners of the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced last night in a sold-out gala ceremony hosted by comedienne Kate Clinton at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. Over 400 attendees, sponsors, and celebrities came together to celebrate excellence in LGBT literature.
phati’tude: The Lavender Issue, ed. by Timothy Liu
Today we’re excited to bring you The Lavender Issue of phati’tude, guest edited by Timothy Liu. This incredible collection features work by almost thirty LGBT contributors, including twenty-two poets (Eileen Myles and our own David Groff among them). Originally slated for release in summer 2010, we’re now excited to offer a complete PDF of the magazine on our site and share this issue with even more queer readers
In Remembrance: Damien Bona
On January 29th, Damien Bona,
New in February: Sarah Schulman, Christopher Bram, Peter Cameron, and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
February has arrived and so has an avalanche of winter books. This month you can pick up new releases from Christopher Bram, Sarah Shulman, Peter Cameron, Scotty Bowers, V. K. Powell, and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.
New in January: Edmund White, Radclyffe, Tabatha Coffey and Simon Doonan
New Year! New Books! If your New Year’s resolution is to read more books you are in luck. This month you can pick up new releases from Edmund White, Radclyffe, Simon Doonan and Nat Burns.
Lambda’s Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices: The Fellows Reflect
Part of Lambda Literary’s mission is
Photo Gallery: 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony
Above, Val McDermid receives Pioneer
23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners
The complete list of winners
Exploring the reality behind Tomas Mournian’s novel ‘hidden’
Journalist and novelist Tomas Mournian
Reynolds Price Has Died
Duke University professor and Lambda
Donoghue & Cunningham in New York. One Night Only.
Thalia Book Club: Emma Donoghue’s
Remembering Laura Hershey
Colorado poet, writer and activist
Queering NYTimes’ 100 Notable Books
The Times’ epic 100 Notable
Overwrought Erotica: Bad Sex in Fiction Award
The Literary Review as once
Wilson and Hajratwala Win Asian American Literary Awards
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Literary Tribute to Trans Day of Remembrance
This week, for the entire
American Gothic (Redux)
Photo Op of the Day
Cunningham, Donoghue: Library Journal’s Top 10 Books
Yesterday, the industry pub, Library
ALA embraces LGBT Lit @YA Awards
Our friends at The American
6 of the Scariest Queer Horror Books Ever
UPDATED: In celebration of Halloween,
Official Podcast: Michael Cunningham in Conversation with Tony Valenzuela
Last week our Executive Director,
Remembering Ralph Vicinanza
His agency has provided a
William Burroughs’ “Word/Image novel” to be published by Fantagraphics
The Guardian reported today that William
Ashbery honored @ Brooklyn Book Fest
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Ashbery
New in September
September signals the start of
6th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Anthologies WINNER: Lesbian and Gay Studies
5th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Children’s/Young Adult Literature WINNER: When Heroes
4th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE WINNER: The Duke
3rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards
AIDS WINNER: The Way We
2nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards
AIDS WINNER: Reports from the
1st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
AIDS WINNER: Borrowed Time: An
