The 28th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 6, 2016, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2015. [1] [2] The list of nominees was released on March 8. [1]
Category | Winner |
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Pioneer Award | Eileen Myles [2] |
Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award | Bryan Borland, JP Howard [2] |
Trustee Award | Hilton Als [2] |
Category | Winner | Nominated |
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Bisexual Literature | Emily Bingham, Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham [2] Anna North, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark [2] |
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Gay Erotica | Miodrag Kojadinovic, Érotiques Suprèmes [2] |
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Gay Fiction | Hasan Namir, God in Pink [2] |
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Gay Memoir/Biography | Langdon Hammer, James Merrill: Life and Art [2] |
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Gay Mystery | Marshall Thornton, Boystown 7: Bloodlines [2] |
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Gay Poetry | Nicholas Wong, Crevasse [2] Carl Phillips, Reconnaissance [2] |
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Gay Romance | Debbie McGowan, When Skies Have Fallen [2] |
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Lesbian Erotica | Meghan O'Brien, The Muse [2] |
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Lesbian Fiction | Chinelo Okparanta, Under the Udala Trees [2] |
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Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Kate Carroll de Gutes, Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear [2] |
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Lesbian Mystery | Ann Aptaker, Tarnished Gold [2] Victoria Brownworth, Ordinary Mayhem [2] |
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Lesbian Poetry | Dawn Lundy Martin, Life in a Box is a Pretty Life [2] |
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Lesbian Romance | Julie Blair, Making a Comeback [2] |
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LGBT Anthology | Damien Luxe, Heather M. Ács and Sabina Ibarrola, Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance from the Heels on Wheels Femme Galaxy [2] Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts, Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology [2] |
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LGBT Children's/Young Adult | Alex Gino, George [2] |
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LGBT Debut Fiction | Victor Yates, A Love Like Blood [2] |
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LGBT Drama | Tanya Barfield, Bright Half Life [2] |
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LGBT Graphic Novel | E. K. Weaver, The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ & Amal [2] |
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LGBT Non-Fiction | Marcia M. Gallo, “No One Helped”: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy [2] |
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LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | Kirsty Logan, The Gracekeepers [2] |
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LGBT Studies | Hiram Pérez, A Taste for Brown Bodies: Gay Modernity and Cosmopolitan Desire [2] |
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Transgender Fiction | Roz Kaveney, Tiny Pieces of Skull, or a Lesson in Manners [2] |
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Transgender Non-Fiction | Willy Wilkinson, Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency [2] |
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Transgender Poetry | kari edwards, succubus in my pocket [2] |