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Lambda Literary Award For Gay Romance
The Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a novel, novella, or short story collection "by a single author that focus on a central love relationship between two or more characters." Recipients References {{Lambda Literary Awards 21st-century literary awards Gay Romance Gay romance is a genre within gay literature and romance fiction focused on same-sex characters who fall in love and have a homosexual or homoromantic relationship. The genre has met with increasing acceptance and sales from the 1980s onward. M ... Awards established in 2007 English-language literary awards Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambda Literary Foundation
The Lambda Literary Foundation (also known as Lambda Literary) is an American LGBTQ literary organization whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of LGBTQ stories and lives. Function Lambda Literary traces its beginnings back to 1987 when L. Page (Deacon) Maccubbin, owner of Lambda Rising Bookstore in Washington, DC, published the first Lambda Book Report, which brought critical attention to LGBTQ books. The Lambda Literary Awards were born in 1989. At that first gala event, honors went to such distinguished writers as National Book Award finalist Paul Monette (author of '' Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir''), Dorothy Allison (''Trash''), Alan Hollinghurst ('' The Swimming-Pool Library''), and Edmund White ( ''The Beautiful Room is Empty''). The purpose of the awards in the early years was to identify and celebrate the best lesbian and gay books in the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Lambda Literary Awards
The 27th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 1, 2015, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2014."The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists" , March 4, 2015. The list of nominees was released on March 4. The ceremony was held at . Special awards Nominees and winners References {{Lambda Literary Awards[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards Established In 2007
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Lambda Literary Awards
Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature.The awards were instituted in 1989. The program has grown from 14 awards in early years to 24 awards today. Early categories such as HIV/AIDS literature were dropped as the prominence of the AIDS crisis within the gay community waned, and categories for bisexual and transgender literature were added as the community became more inclusive. In addition to the primary literary awards, Lambda Literary also presents a number of special awards. Award categories Current Notes 1 In both the bisexual and transgender categories, presentation may vary according to the number of eligible titles submitted in any given year. If the number of titles warrants, then separate awards are presented in either two (Fiction and Nonfiction, with the Fiction category inclusive of poetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Literary Awards
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34th Lambda Literary Awards ...
The 34th Lambda Literary Awards were announced on June 11, 2022 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2021. Nominees were announced in March 2022. Special awards Nominees and winners References {{Lambda Literary Awards 2022 in LGBT history Lambda Literary Awards Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees Lambda Lambda Lambda (}, ''lám(b)da'') is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar lateral approximant . In the system of Greek numerals, lambda has a value of 30. Lambda is derived from the Phoenician Lamed . Lambda gave rise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Lambda Literary Awards ...
The 33rd Lambda Literary Awards were announced on June 1, 2021, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, there was no public ceremony; instead, the winners were announced in a livestreamed virtual gala. Nominees were announced in March 2021.Jim Provenzano"Lambda Literary Awards 2021 finalists announced" ''Bay Area Reporter'', March 15, 2021. Special awards Nominees and winners References {{Lambda Literary Awards Lambda 2021 in LGBT history Lambda Literary Awards Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees Lambda Lambda Lambda (}, ''lám(b)da'') is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar lateral approximant . In the system of Greek numerals, lambda has a value of 30. Lambda is derived from the Phoenician Lamed . Lambda gave ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Lambda Literary Awards
The 32nd Lambda Literary Awards were announced on June 1, 2020, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, there was no gala ceremony; instead, the winners were announced exclusively through social media and the press. The nominees were announced in March 2020. '''', March 11, 2020. Special awards Nominees and winners References {{Lambda Literary Awards |
30th Lambda Literary Awards
The 30th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 4, 2018, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2017."Lambda Literary awardees include Carmen Maria Machado, John Rechy, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor" '''', June 5, 2018. The list of nominees was released on March 6. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Lambda Literary Awards
The 29th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 12, 2017, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2016. . ''LGBT Weekly'', June 13, 2017. The list of nominees was released on March 14."M.E. Girard, Vivek Shraya among 13 Canadians nominated for 2017 Lambda Literary Awards" '''', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Lambda Literary Awards ...
The 28th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 6, 2016, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2015. The list of nominees was released on March 8. Special awards Nominees and winners References {{Lambda Literary Awards Lambda Literary Awards Lambda Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees 2016 in LGBT history Lambda Lambda (}, ''lám(b)da'') is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar lateral approximant . In the system of Greek numerals, lambda has a value of 30. Lambda is derived from the Phoenician Lamed . Lambda gave rise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Lambda Literary Awards
The 26th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 2, 2014, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2013."26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced" Lambda Literary Foundation, March 6, 2014. The list of nominees was released on March 6. The ceremony was held at Cooper Union, in conjunction with Book Expo America."Looking for summer reading? Lambda Literary Awards rain down a host of choices" ''Times-Picayune'', June 3, 2014. Special aw ...
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