The Lambda Literary Award for Drama is an annual

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, presented by the

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 legaci ...

to an

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-related literary or theatrical work. Most nominees are

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, or anthologies of plays; however, non-fiction works on theatre or drama have also sometimes been nominated for the award.

Honorees

References

External links

Lambda Literary Awards
{{Lambda Literary Awards Dramatist and playwright awards

Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees English-language literary awards