Announcing Lambda Literary’s Next Executive Director
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Sue Landers to Step Down as Executive Director
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Announcing the Expansion of LGBTQ Writers in Schools
Today, Lambda Literary is thrilled
Writers Wo Chan, Nicole Shawan Junior, and L D Lewis Join Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary is delighted to announce two new staff members: LeKesha Lewis and Nicole Shawan Junior.
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
Are You an Educator Interested in Bringing LGBTQ+ Authors into Your Classroom?
The LGBTQ Writers in Schools
Join us! LGBTQ Crime Writers Throw a Benefit for Lambda Literary!
Join us for a night
Lambda Literary Celebrates Pride with a Star-Studded Line-Up
Join Lambda Literary as we celebrate Pride month with some of our community’s most dynamic stars
Lambda Literary Celebrates Pride with a Star-Studded Line-Up
Join Lambda Literary as we celebrate Pride month with some of our community’s most dynamic stars
Jericho Brown, Jane Wagner, and Brian Lam to be Honored with 2020 Lambda Literary Awards
Jericho Brown, Jane Wagner, and Brian Lam will be honored with 2020 Lambda Literary Awards
Lambda Literary Celebrates Pride with a Star-Studded Line-Up
Join Lambda Literary as we celebrate Pride month with some of our community’s most dynamic stars
Bespoke for Lambda Literary! A Reading Fundraiser to #SaveLambdaLiterary
The Bespoke reading series is
Connecting with Each Other in Challenging Times
In challenging times, LGBTQ literature has historically been a way for our community to engage with one another and navigate through difficulty.
2020 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Application Now Open
Lambda Literary is proud to announce details of the 2020 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, the nation’s premier LGBTQ writer’s workshop
3rd Annual Lambda LitFest Brings a Week of Queer Literature to the Community
Lambda LitFest will bring over 1,500 readers and writers together in a week of free LGBTQ+ literary events
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
Introducing Lambda Literary’s 2019 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows
Please consider donating to their individual fundraising campaigns
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
30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 4, 2018 in New York City
Read This! An Excerpt From Patrick Nathan’s ‘Some Hell’
Some Hell is a harrowing novel about a gay teen’s coming of age
Gender-fluid Loki, NBCC Award Finalists, Gay YA Movie Adaptations, and More LGBT News
Gender-fluid Loki, Rupert Everett discusses Oscar Wilde, Tarell Alvin McCraney on his 2017 cultural highlights, and more LGBTQ news…
Donor Advised Scholarships for the 2018 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce four donor-advised scholarships for students of the organization’s 2018 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
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
Emerge: 2016 Lambda Literary Fellows Anthology
The anthology is a collection of fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry, and genre fiction written by fellows of the 2016 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ
James Earl Hardy and Shani Mootoo Named Winners of Lambda Literary’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce the recipients of Lambda’s Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prizes
Publishing Professional Award Winner Announced
This year Lambda recognizes publishing professional Michele Karlsberg
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
Kids Need LGBTQ Books in Schools
This work in schools matters more than ever and every donation, large and small, makes a difference to these students’ lives.
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
Food4Thot Podcast, ‘Moonlight’ Wins Best Picture Oscar, and More LGBT News
This week in lgbtq news
New in February: Melissa Febos, Bill Hayes, Jenny Johnson, and John Rechy
New month, new books! .
The Women’s March, ‘Devil Wears Prada: The Musical’, and Other LGBT News
Snagglepuss reimagined as a tragic Tennessee Williams figure, forthcoming queer and feminist books, and more LGBTQ news…
Announcing 1st Annual Lambda LitFest Los Angeles
Lambda Literary announces the first annual Lambda LitFest Los Angeles, a week-long Los Angeles county wide festival celebrating LGBTQ literature
A Literary Legacy: Lee Lynch and Michael Nava Announce Bequests of Literary Rights
Consider joining Lee Lynch and Michael Nava in a pledge to bequeath your literary rights and royalties to Lambda Literary
A New Trilogy from Marlon James, the Novel in the Age of Obama, and More LGBT News
This week in lgbt literary news
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
Lesbian Video Games, Edmund White on Beauty, and More LGBT News
Ellen Hart named 2017 Grand Master, how sex became a “four-letter word,” and Lilah Suzanne on growing up in the South
Best Books of 2016, ‘Giovanni’s Room’ Anniversary, Queer Transformers, and More LGBT News
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s new job, the ‘Patient Zero’ myth, PEN Literary Awards, and more….
A Queer Latina Superhero, the Resurgence of Poetry, and More LGBT News…
Writers struggle to respond to the election, amazing lgbt bookstores, and more lgbt news
Writers on the Election, Hopeful Public Art, and More LGBTQ News
Justin Vivian Bond on revolutionary art, writers on the election, and more LGBTQ news…
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
Author Michael Nava on Creating the Iconic Gay Character Henry Rios
This month, Korima Press is releasing Lay Your Sleeping Head, an imaginative reworking of writer Michael Nava’s classic mystery novel The Little Death. Nava’s introduction for the new novel reveals the history behind the creation of the protagonist Henry Rios
The History of Gay Civil War Soldiers, Alison Bechdel in the ‘New Yorker’, and More LGBT News
The History of Gay Civil War Soldiers,Did the Internet Make Dating Worse for Gay People?, and more LGBT news
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
Frank Ocean Opens the Floodgates, Lidia Yuknavitch on Writing About Sexuality, and Alexander Chee’s Fashion Moment
Frank Ocean’s cultural production, Brandon Taylor on writing with empathy, and more LGBTQ news
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
Harry Potter’s Gay Subtext, Why Trans Women Write, and More LGBT News
Edmund White on Vladimir Nabokov, the evolution of queer young adult literature, and more LGBT news
Roxane Gay’s Comic Book, Dennis Cooper’s Blog, and Other LGBT News
Dennis Cooper talks censorship, a musical based on the life of Dorian Corey of Paris is Burning, and other news
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
Read an Excerpt from Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Stunning New Novel ‘Here Comes The Sun’
Here Comes The Sun maps a family’s struggle to gain independence and freedom in a world where both don’t come easy
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
Roxane Gay on the Black Lives Matter Movement, Mike Albo and Brontez Purnell in Conversation, and More LGBT News
Roxane Gay on Alton Sterling, Cheryl Clarke interviewed, and more LGBT news
Read an Excerpt From Joe Okonkwo’s New Novel ‘Jazz Moon’
Jazz Moon is an evocative novel that maps one character’s journey of self-discovery during the height of the Jazz Age
Mourning Orlando, Judith Butler Profiled, Gender-Swapped ‘American Psycho’, and More LGBT News
The world reacts to the Orlando Pulse shooting, indie presses open indie bookstores, and more LGBT news…
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
Laura Jane Grace’s Memoir, Frog and Toad’s Same Sex Love, and More LGBT News
June is Pride Month so
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
Nicole Dennis-Benn, Marlon James, Queer Robin Hood, and More LGBT News
Being queer and Jamaican, same gender loving Robin Hood, and more lgbt news…
Adrienne Rich’s Feminist Awakening, Glitterary Awareness Month, and More LGBT News
Edmund White as Artist in Residence, ex-gay conversion therapy, and more LGBT news
Bryan Borland and JP Howard Named Lambda Literary’s Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award Winners
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award
Read Jewelle Gomez’s New Foreword for ‘The Gilda Stories: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition’
“There were those who didn’t think a black lesbian vampire story—benevolent or not—was such a good idea politically.”
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
Read an Excerpt from Edmund White’s New Novel ‘Our Young Man’
“Although Guy was thirty-five he was still working as a model, and certain of his more ironic and cultured friends called him, as the dying Proust had been called by Colette, ‘our young man.'”
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
Writers on Mississippi’s Anti-Gay Legislation, Jewelle Gomez on Vampires, and Other LGBT News
Childhood literary crushes, ACLU takes on prison censorship, and more LGBT news
Sarah Schulman on Her New Novel, Hilton Als and Junot Diaz Discuss Literature, and More LGBT News
Junot Diaz and Hilton Als in conversation, Amanda Lepore’s memoir, and more LGBT news
David Sedaris Talks RuPaul’s Drag Race, Octavia Butler Remembered, and Other LGBT News
Lesbian pulp, award winners, remembrances, and more
New in January: Garth Greenwell, Rashod Ollison, Tracey Richardson, and Paul Lisicky
New month, new books
Read an Excerpt from Ann McMan’s New Novel ’Backcast’
Humor and heart go hand in hand in Backcast, a new novel from writer Ann McMan
Poet and Writer Justin Chin Has Died [Updated]
Beloved San Francisco-based poet Justin Chin suffered a massive stroke last week
The Camp Wonders of the ‘Phantom Menace’, Children’s Cartoons, and Other LGBTQ News
Star Wars, queer clergy trading cards, and other lgbtq news
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
World AIDS Day, Bad Sex Awards, and More LGBT News
Talking about AIDS with children, Gay Ugandan musicals, and more LGBT news
Read an Excerpt from Michael Cunningham’s New Collection ’A Wild Swan and Other Tales’
A Wild Swan and Other Tales is a short story collection that offers contemporary renditions of popular fairy tales
A Bisexual Boxer Biopic, Transgender Sci-Fi, and Other LGBT News
The National Book Awards, Gay theater post-marriage equality, queer comics, and other LGBT news
Gay Superheros, James Baldwin’s House, and Other LGBT News
Iceman discusses gay identity with Iceman, editors discuss what more can be done to increase diversity, and more LGBT news
Read an Excerpt from Jeanette Winterson’s New Novel ‘The Gap of Time’
The Gap of Time is a decidedly queer “remix” of William Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale, from celebrated author Jeanette Winterson.
Chelsea Manning on Trans Lit, #ReadNaked, and Other LGBT News
Chelsea Manning on trans literature, the #ReadNaked campaign, and Larry Kramer bemoans the silence around great lgbt writers
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
Best LGBT Sex in Literature, Defining Trans Lit, and Literary Bar-Hopping
Best queer literary sex, defining trans literature, and queer Kenyan anthologies
Remembering Nene Adams,1966-2015
A born storyteller who found inspiration in everything around her, Adams took lesbian readers through the cobblestones of Victorian England, the brothels of Shogun Japan, and the wilds of the Yukon
Eileen Myles Gets Her Due, the Film Adaptation of ‘Dancer From the Dance’, Trans Poetics, and More LGBT News
Eileen Myles gets her due, Myles E. Johnson gives us a book for young black queer boys, and more LGBT news
Lambda Literary Announces $1 Million Gift from Author and Philanthropist Chuck Forester
Lambda Literary has received a major gift commitment of $1 million, the largest in the organization’s history, from Mr. Chuck Forester of San Francisco
Lillian Faderman on Five Key Moments in the LGBT Civil Rights Movement
Lillian Faderman pinpoints five key moments in the LGBT civil rights movement
1950’s Lesbians, GIF Storytelling, and More LGBT News
Edmund White discusses 70’s New York City, Bruce Benderson flees the current New York City, and the new Carol trailer is released
A Look at LGBTQ Homeless Teens: Read an Excerpt from Ryan Berg’s ‘No House To Call My Home’
The book is an illuminating account of the lives of a group of New York City LGBTQ homeless youth
27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all the winners and honorees.
Anne Balay and Daisy Hernández named Lambda Literary’s Dr. Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award Winners
Lambda Literary, the nation’s leading national nonprofit arts organization promoting LGBTQ literature and writers, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Dr. Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award.
Rita Mae Brown & John Waters to be Honored at the 27th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Lambda Literary is pleased to announce that John Waters will receive Lambda’s Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature an Rita Mae Brown will receive the Pioneer Award at the 27th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (“Lammys”).
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.
Read an Excerpt from Larry Kramer’s ‘American People: Volume I’
This month, Farrar, Straus and Giroux is releasing the long-awaited new novel from author Larry Kramer, The American People: Volume 1: Search for My Heart: A Novel.
New in April: Larry Kramer, Mark Doty, Roz Kaveney, Sassafras Lowrey, and Dale Peck
New month, new books
Introducing Lambda’s 2015 Emerging Writers Retreat Fellows
The 2015 class of the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices will spend a week in Los Angeles, June 22-29, 2015 working on their manuscripts in workshops led by some of our community’s leading LGBT authors/mentors.
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
Read Dennis Cooper’s New Novel Composed of Animated GIFs
Zac’s Haunted House is a visual novel; it is a tale told through animated pictures.
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.
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.
25 for 25 Lambda Fellows Reading and Reunion
The first (hopefully not the
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.
The First Annual E. Lynn Harris Award for Excellence in Black LGBT Short Fiction
In honor of the late novelist E. Lynn Harris, author of ten bestselling novels, the E. Lynn Harris Award for Excellence in Black LGBT Short Fiction recognizes outstanding work by a Black LGBT writer under 35 whose work incorporates queer themes.
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.
A Week at Saint And Sinners–A Queer Literary Festival
For years I have been
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.
Cannes Jury Hands Top Honor to Sex-Soaked Lesbian Epic
On May 25th, the Cannes
New in May: Dan Savage, Michelle Tea, Amber Dawn, and Martin Duberman
This month you can expect new books from Dan Savage, Michelle Tea, Amber Dawn, and Martin Duberman.
Clive Davis Comes Out in New Memoir
In his new memoir, famed 80-year-old record executive Clive Davis opens up about his long rumored bisexuality.
‘All Out’ Petition Against Anti-Gay ‘Superman’ Author Draws Thousands of Signatures
Despite the recent wave of
‘The Ladder’ Makes History Again
The Ladder, the first lesbian
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.”
A Victory for Equality: Morehouse Offers LGBTQ Course
Morehouse, a respected all-male African
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.
‘SATANICA’: Pleasure Seekers Wanted
At a loss on what
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
A Window into Gay Marriage, Through Books and an L.A. Archive
Author Craig M. Loftin, who
Lambda Literary’s Very Own Summer Writer’s Retreat Fellow, Sarah Fonseca, Interviews Jewelle Gomez
Check out an interview by
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.
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.
Bret Easton Ellis + Paul Schrader + James Deen= Film?
Once a bad boy, always
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
23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners
The complete list of winners
‘Hero’ author Perry Moore dies
Lambda Literary Award winner found
New in February UPDATED
“Make It Be Spring!” Here’s
Reynolds Price Has Died
Duke University professor and Lambda
Donogue and Johnson top the 2011 Stonewall Book Awards
“An embarrassment of riches” And
‘Almost Perfect’ Wins Stonewall Award
Children’s Young Adult Lit Prize
Over the Rainbow’s Top 11 Books
Last night “Over the Rainbow
Felice Newman wants in on your Sex Life
Step Aside Dr. Kinsey Author,
Donoghue & Cunningham in New York. One Night Only.
Thalia Book Club: Emma Donoghue’s
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
Cunningham, Donoghue: Library Journal’s Top 10 Books
Yesterday, the industry pub, Library
ALA embraces LGBT Lit @YA Awards
Our friends at The American
National Book Award Nominees: Patti Smith and Justin Spring Contenders
The National Book Foundation announced
Why More Authors Should Support Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Campaign
Last week, memoirist Dan Savage
‘Mysterious Skin’ reimagined
Scott Heim’s Mysterious Skin, 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
Introducing The Class of 2010: Emerging LGBT Voices
In less than two weeks,
22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards Winners Announced. Larry Kramer and Kate Clinton honored.
The Lambda Literary Foundation at
Finalists announced for the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards
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