The 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners and Finalists
- Lesbian
- Debut Fiction, Erotica, Fiction, Memoir/Biography, Mystery, Poetry, Romance
- Bisexual
- Fiction, Non-fiction
- General LGBT
- Anthology, Children's/ Young Adult, Drama, Non-fiction, Science fiction/ Fantasy/ Horror, LGBT Studies
- Gay Men's
- Debut Fiction, Erotica, Fiction, Memoir/Biography, Mystery, Poetry, Romance
- Transgender
- Fiction, Non-fiction
Lesbian Debut Fiction:
- Winner Sub Rosa, by Amber Dawn (Arsenal Pulp Press)
- Finalists
- Alcestis, by Katharine Beutner (Soho Press)
- The More I Owe You, by Michael Sledge (Counterpoint Press)
- One More Stop, by Lois Walden (Arcadia Books)
- Fall Asleep Forgetting by Georgeann Packard (The Permanent Press)
Lesbian Erotica:
- Winner Sometimes She Lets Me: Best Butch/Femme Erotica, edited by Tristan Taormina (Cleis Press)
- Finalists
- This Is How We Do It: A Raw Mix of Lesbian Erotica, by D Alexandria (RedThorn Art)
- Best Lesbian Erotica 2011, edited by Kathleen Warnock & selected by Lea DeLaria (Cleis Press)
Lesbian Fiction:
- Winner Inferno (a poet’s novel), by Eileen Myles (OR Books)
- Finalists
- Homeschooling, by Carol Guess (PS Publishing)
- Holding Still for as Long as Possible, by Zoe Whittall (House of Anansi)
- Fifth Born II: The Hundredth Turtle, by Zelda Lockhart (LaVenson Press)
- The Big Bang Symphony: A Novel of Antarctica, by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (University of Wisconsin Press)
- Winner (tied)
- Hammer!: Making Movies Out of Sex and Life, by Barbara Hammer (The Feminist Press)
- Wishbone: A Memoir in Fractures, by Julie Marie Wade (Colgate University Press)
- Finalists
- She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood by Amie Klempnauer Miller (Beacon Press)
- Blood Strangers: A Memoir, by Katherine A. Briccetti (Heyday Books)
- Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer, by Chely Wright (Pantheon Books)
Lesbian Mystery:
- Winner Fever of the Bone, by Val McDermid (HarperCollins)
- Finalists
- Missing Lynx, by Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou (Bold Strokes Books)
- Parallel Lies, by Stella Duffy (Bywater Books)
- Water Mark, by J.M. Redmann (Bold Strokes Books)
- The Cruel Ever After, by Ellen Hart (Minotaur/St. Martin’s Press)
Lesbian Poetry:
- Winner The Nights Also, by Anna Swanson (Tightrope Books)
- Finalists
- Money for Sunsets by Elizabeth J. Colen (Steel Toe Books)
- The Sensual World Re-Emerges, by Eleanor Lerman (Sarabande Books)
- White Shirt, by Laurie MacFayden (Frontenac House)
- The Inquisition Yours, by Jen Currin (Coach House Books)
Lesbian Romance:
- Winner River Walker, by Cate Culpepper (Bold Strokes Books)
Finalists
- Awakening to Sunlight, by Lindsey Stone (Bold Strokes Books)
- Beacon of Love, by Ann Roberts (Bella Books)
- Starting from Scratch, by Georgia Beers (Brisk Press)
- Above Temptation, by Karin Kallmaker (Bella Books)
Bisexual Fiction
- Winner The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet by Myrlin A. Hermes (Harper Perennial)
- Finalists
- Krakow Melt, by Daniel Allen Cox (Arsenal Pulp Press)
- If You Follow Me, by Malena Watrous (Harper Perennial)
- Pride/Prejudice: A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Forbidden Lovers by Ann Herendeen (Harper Paperbacks)
- Fall Asleep Forgetting, by Georgeann Packard (The Permanent Press)
Bisexual Non-fiction:
- Winner Border Sexualities, Border Families in Schools, by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli(Rowman & Littlefield)
- Finalists
- Just Kids, by Patti Smith (Ecco)
- Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead, by Paula Byrne (HarperCollins/It Books)
- Sal Mineo, by Michael Gregg Michaud (Crown Archetype)
- Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write about Leaving Men for Women, edited by Candace Walsh and Laura Andre (Seal Press)
LGBT Anthology:
- Winner Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, edited by Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman (Seal Press)
- Finalists
- War Diaries, edited by Tisa Bryant & Ernest Hardy AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) [Free Download from ALA]
- Kicked Out, edited by Sassafras Lowrey (Homofactus Press)
- Gay Shame, edited by David M. Halperin & Valerie Traub (University of Chicago Press)
- Best Lesbian Romance 2010, edited by Radclyffe (Cleis Press) [Review]
LGBT Children's/Young Adult:
- Winner Wildthorn, by Jane Eagland (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Finalists
- God Loves Hair, by Vivek Shraya llustrated by Juliana Neufeld (Vivek Shraya)
- Christian, the Hugging Lion, by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell, illustrated by Amy June Bates (Simon & Schuster)
- Love Drugged, by James Klise (Flux)
- Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Random House Books for Children
LGBT Drama:
- Winner Oedipus at Palm Springs: A Five Lesbian Brothers Play
, by Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, & Lisa Kron (Samuel French)
- Finalists
- The Brother/Sister Plays, by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Theatre Communications Group)
- Lydia, by Octavio Solis (Samuel French)
- Slipping, by Daniel Talbott (Dramatists Play Service)
- With Bated Breath, by Bryden MacDonald (Talonbooks)
LGBT Non-Fiction:
- Winner King Kong Theory, by Virginie Despentes (The Feminist Press)
- Finalists
- The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s Public Schools, by Stuart Biegel (University of Minnesota Press)
- Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature, by Emma Donoghue (Alfred A. Knopf)
- Ex-Gay No Way: Survival and Recovery from Religious Abuse, by Jallen Rix EdD. (Findhorn Press)
- Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura (North Atlantic Books)
LGBT Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror:
- Winner Diana Comet and Other Improbable Stories, by Sandra McDonald (Lethe Press)
- Finalists
- Wolfsbane Winter, by Jane Fletcher (Bold Strokes Books)
- Disturbed by Her Song, by Tanith Lee (Lethe Press)
- Wilde Stories 2010: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction, edited by Steve Berman (Lethe Press)
- Flowers of Edo, by Nene Adams (Black Car Publishing)
LGBT Studies:
- Winner (tied)
- Assuming a Body: Transgender and Rhetorics of Materiality, by Gayle Salamon (Columbia University Press)
- Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism, by Scott Herring (New York University
Press)
- Finalists
- Queering the Public Sphere in Mexico and Brazil: Sexual Rights Movements in Emerging Democracies, Rafael de la Dehesa (Duke University Press)
- Citizen, Invert, Queer: Lesbianism and War in Early Twentieth-Century Britain, by Deborah Cohler (University of Minnesota Press)
- Backward Glances: Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the Female Homoerotic Imaginary, by Fran Martin (Duke University Press)
Gay Men's Debut Fiction:
- Winner Bob the Book, by David Pratt (Chelsea Station Editions)
- Finalists
- The Palisades, by Tom Schabarum (Cascadia Publishing)
- Passes Through, by Rob Stephenson (University of Alabama Press/FC)
- XOXO Hayden, by Chris Corkum (P.D. Publishing)
- Probation, by Tom Mendicino (Kensington Publishing)
Gay Men's Erotica:
- Winner Teleny and Camille, by Jon Macy (Northwest Press)
- Finalists
- Vancouver Nights, by Hank Edwards (Lethe Press)
- A Twist of Grimm: Erotic Fairy Tales for Gay Men, by William Holden (Lethe Press)
- Tented: Gay Erotic Tales from Under the Big Top, edited by Jerry Wheeler (Lethe Press)
- Best of the Best Gay Erotica 3, edited by Richard Labonté (Cleis Press)
Gay Men's Fiction:
- Winner Union Atlantic, by Adam Haslett (Doubleday)
- Finalists
- The Silver Hearted, by David McConnell (Alyson Books)
- Consolation, by Jonathan Strong (Pressed Wafer)
- Children of the Sun, by Max Schaefer (Soft Skull)
- By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Gay Men's Memoir/Biography:
- Winner Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist and Sexual Renegade, by Justin Spring (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- Finalists
- Grant Wood: A Life, by R. Tripp Evans (Alfred A. Knopf)
- The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, by Selina Hastings (Random House)
- She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Mother, by Bryan Batt (Harmony Books)
- Beyond Normal: The Birth of Gay Pride, by Gale Chester Whittington (BookLocker.com)
Gay Men's Mystery:
- Winner Echoes, by David Lennon (Blue Spike Publishing)
- Finalists
- Vieux Carre Voodoo, by Greg Herren (Bold Strokes Books)
- Smoked, by Garry Ryan (NeWest Press)
- Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, by I.E. Woodward (iUniverse)
- Cockeyed, by Richard Stevenson (MLR Press)
Gay Men's Poetry:
- Winner Pleasure, by Brian Teare (Ahsahta Press)
- Finalists
- Other Flowers: Uncollected Poems, by James Schuyler (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- The Salt Ecstasies: Poems, by James L. White (Graywolf Press)
- then, we were still living, by Michael Klein (GenPop Books)
- darkacre, by Greg Hewett (Coffee House Press)
Gay Men's Romance:
- Winner Normal Miguel, by Erik Orrantia (Cheyenne Publishing)
- Finalists
- Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, by Neil Plakcy (Loose Id)
- The Road Home, by Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington Publishing)
Transgender Non-fiction:
- Winner Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura (North Atlantic Books)
- Finalists
- Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality, by Kristen Schilt (University of Chicago Press)
- Assume Nothing, by Rebecca Swan (Soft Skull Press)
- The Color of Sunlight, by Michelle Alexander and Michelle Diane Rose (CreateSpace)
- Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, edited by Kate Bornstein & S. Bear Bergman (Seal Press)
Transgender Fiction:
- Winner Holding Still for As Long As Possible, by Zoe Whittall (House of Anansi Press)
- Finalists
- Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Random House Children’s Books)
- Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny, by Justin Hall with Diego Gomez, Fred Noland & Jon Macy (Northwest Press)
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