The Lambda Award winners of LGBTQ fiction, were announced in New York on June 3. The following three categories had winners of genre interest.
- LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: Green Thumb, by Tom Cardamone
- LGBT Anthology: No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, Edited by Justin Hall
- LGBT Children’s/Young Adult: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for this year’s Lambda Awards, given out for writing which celebrates achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The winners will be announced on June 3 in New York. Categories with nominees of genre interest are listed below.
Transgender Fiction
- Being Emily, by Rachel Gold
- The Collection: Short Fiction From The Transgender Vanguard, Edited by Tom Léger and Riley MacLeod
- Dialectic of the Flesh, by Roz Kaveney
- First Spring Grass Fire, by Rae Spoon
- Offspring, by Michael Quadland
LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
- Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction, by Brit Mandelo
- Chocolatiers of the High Winds: A Gay Steampunk Romance, by H.B. Kurtzwilde
- Green Thumb, by Tom Cardamone
- Heiresses of Russ 2012: the Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction, by Connie Wilkins and Steve Berman
- In the Now, by Kelly Sinclair
- Night Shadows: Queer Horror, edited by Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann
- The Survivors, by Sean Eads
LGBT Anthology
- For Colored Boys, by Keith Boykin
- Here Come the Brides!: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage, Edited by Audrey Bilger & Michele Kort
- No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, Edited by Justin Hall
- Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform, Edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
LGBT Children’s/Young Adult
- Adaptation, by Malinda Lo
- The Adventure of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy, by S. Bear Bergman and Suzy Malik
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Ask the Passengers, by A.S. King
- Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
- Every Day, by David Levithan
- Kiss the Morning Star, by Elissa Janine Hoole
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post, by emily M. danforth
- Personal Effects, by E.M. Kokie
- Silhouette of a Sparrow, by Molly Beth Griffin
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The winners of the Lambda Awards, given for GBLT literature, were announced in New York on June 4. Awards were presented in twenty-four categories, including LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror, which was won by The German, by Lee Thomas.
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The Lambda Award nominations, given for GLBT works, have been announced. Categories with nominees of genre interest are listed here. The winners will be announced on May 26 in New York.
GLBT SF/Fantasy/Horror
- Diana Comet and Other Improbable Stories, by Sandra McDonald
- Disturbed by Her Song, by Tanith Lee
- Flowers of Edo, by Nene Adams
- Wilde Stories 2010: The Year’s Best Gay Speculative Fiction, edited by Steve Berman
- Wolfsbane Winter, by Jane Fletcher
Transgender Fiction
- Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super Tranny, by Justin Hall with Diego Gomez, Fred Noland & Jon Macy
- Holding Still for As Long As Possible, by Zoe Whittall
- Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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