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Lambda Literary Awards Finalists & Winners

For over 30 years, the Lambda Literary Awards have recognized the best LGBTQ books published in a given year across dozens of categories.

Below is a directory of all previous Lammy finalists and winners dating back to 1988. You can search by a title or author, and filter by the drop-down fields.

Note that each year’s Lambda Literary Awards celebrates books published between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year. For example, books from the 2020 Lammys will show a publication year of 2019 in this table.

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Publication Year
Category
Book Title
Author Name
Publisher
Award Status
Passages of Pride
Kurt Chandler
Toby’s Lie
Daniel Vilmure
Jacqueline Woodson
Baby Bebop
Francesca Lia Block
My Two Uncles
Judith Vinga
Marion Dane Bauer (editor)
2 Teenagers In 20
Ann Heron (editor)
Stacey Donovan
Oscar Wilde
Scott Nunokawa
Patricia Quinlan
The Cat Came Back
Hilary Mullins
Saturday is Pattyday
Leslea Newman, Annette Hegel (illustrator)
We’re Not Alone
Rik Isensee
Christina Salat
Uncle What-Is-It Is Coming To Visit!!
Michael Willhoite
A Boy’s Best Friend
Joan Alden, Catherine Hopkins (illustrator)
Bette Greene
Day They Put a Tax on Rainbows
Johnny Valentine, Lynette Schmidt (illustrator)
When Heroes Die
Penny Raife Durant
The Daddy Machine
Johnny Valentine, Lynette Schmidt (illustrator)
Lark in the Morning
Nancy Garden
Aaron and Walter Fricke
The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans: and Other Stories
Johnny Valentine, Lynette Schmidt (illustrator)
Gloria Goes to Gay Pride
Leslea Newman, Russell Crocker (illustrator)
How Would You Feel if Your Dad Was Gay?
Ann Heron and Meredith Maran, Kris Kovick (illustrator)
Losing Uncle Tim
MaryKate Jordan
Leslea Newman, Diane Souza (illustrator)
Jack
A.M. Homes
Unlived Affections
George Shannon
When Someone You Know Is Gay
Susan and Daniel Cohen

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