Awards & Winners

1997 Lambda Literary Award

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Lambda Literary Award for LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror

Nicola Griffith, Stephen Pagel

Honored for : Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies/Fiction

Robert Drake, Terry Wolverton

Honored for : His 2: Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Drake His 2: Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers
Terry Wolverton His 2: Brilliant New Fiction by Gay Writers
Brian Bouldrey Best American Gay Fiction 2
Tristan Taormino Best Lesbian Erotica 1997
Christian McEwen Jo's Girls: Tomboy Tales of High Adventure, True Grit, and Real Life
Peter Burton The Mammoth Book of Gay Short Stories
Lambda Literary Award for Anthologies/Non-fiction

Gordon Brent Ingram, Anne Marie Bouthillette, Yolanda Retter

Honored for : Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Brent Ingram Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance
Anne Marie Bouthillette Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance
Yolanda Retter Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance
Carol Queen PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality
Rictor Norton My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters Through the Centuries
Jess Wells Lesbians Raising Sons: An Anthology
Michael Lowenthal Gay Men at the Millennium: Sex, Spirit, Community
Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult

Jacqueline Woodson

Honored for : The House You Pass on the Way

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jacqueline Woodson The House You Pass on the Way
Adam Mastoon The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People
Jeanne Arnold Amy Asks a Question: Grandma, What\u2019s a Lesbian?
Liza Ketchum Blue Coyote
Paul Monette Sanctuary: A Tale of Life in the Woods
Lambda Literary Award for Drama

Moisés Kaufman

Honored for : Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

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Nominee Nominated Work
Moisés Kaufman Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Harry M. Benshoff Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film
Lillian Schlissel Three plays by Mae West
Chay Yew Porcelain & A Language of Their Own
Jonathan Larson Rent
Lambda Literary Award for Editor's Choice Award

Patricia Nell Warren

Honored for : Billy's Boy
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography

Rafael Campo

Honored for : The Poetry of Healing: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, and Desire

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rafael Campo The Poetry of Healing: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, and Desire
Felice Picano A House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay: A Memoir
Michael Klein Track Conditions: A Memoir
Mark Thompson Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow To Self
Gary Schmidgall Walt Whitman: A Gay Life
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Fiction

Aryeh Lev Stollman

Honored for : The Far Euphrates

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aryeh Lev Stollman The Far Euphrates
Christopher Bram Gossip
Allan Gurganus Plays Well with Others
Edmund White The Farewell Symphony
Neil Bartlett The House on Brooke Street
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Mystery

William Bayer

Honored for : The Magician\u2019s Tale

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Nominee Nominated Work
William Bayer The Magician\u2019s Tale
Christopher Bram Gossip
Robert D. Zimmerman Hostage: A Todd Mills Mystery
John Morgan Wilson Revision of Justice: A Benjamin Justice Mystery
Michael Nava The Burning Plain
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Poetry

Cyrus Cassells

Honored for : Beautiful Signor

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cyrus Cassells Beautiful Signor
Justin Chin Bite Hard
Frank Bidart Desire
James Broughton Packing Up for Paradise: Selected Poems 1946-1996
Tom Carey Desire
Lambda Literary Award for Humor

Bob Smith

Honored for : Openly Bob

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Smith Openly Bob
Sarah Strohmeyer Barbie Unbound: A Parody of the Barbie Obsession
Alison Bechdel Hot, Throbbing Dykes to Watch Out For
David Sedaris Naked
Erika Lopez Flaming Iguanas: An Illustrated All-Girl Road Novel Thing
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Biography/Autobiography

Barbara Wilson

Honored for : Blue Windows: A Christian Science Childhood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Wilson Blue Windows: A Christian Science Childhood
Kim Chernin My Life as a Boy: A Woman's Story
Margot Peters May Sarton: A Biography
Daphne Scholinski The Last Time I Wore a Dress
Hermione Lee Virginia Woolf
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction

Elana Dykewomon

Honored for : Beyond the Pale

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elana Dykewomon Beyond the Pale
Ruthann Robson A/K/A
Frankie Hucklenbroich A Crystal Diary
Persimmon Blackbridge Prozac Highway
Blanche McCrary Boyd Terminal Velocity
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery

Randye Lordon

Honored for : Father Forgive Me: A Sydney Sloane Mystery

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Nominee Nominated Work
Randye Lordon Father Forgive Me: A Sydney Sloane Mystery
Katherine V. Forrest Apparition Alley
Cynthia Webb No Daughter of the South
Carole LaFavor Evil Dead Center
Jaye Maiman Old Black Magic
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry

Joan Larkin

Honored for : Cold River

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Larkin Cold River
Eileen Myles School of Fish
Patrick Califia Diesel Fuel: Passionate Poetry
Emma Donoghue Poems Between Women: Four Centuries of Love, Romantic Friendship, and Desire
Gerry Pearlberg Queer Dog: Homo/Pup/Poetry
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry

Eileen Myles

Honored for : School of Fish

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Larkin Cold River
Eileen Myles School of Fish
Patrick Califia Diesel Fuel: Passionate Poetry
Emma Donoghue Poems Between Women: Four Centuries of Love, Romantic Friendship, and Desire
Gerry Pearlberg Queer Dog: Homo/Pup/Poetry
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Studies

Lisa C. Moore

Honored for : Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa C. Moore Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories
Catherine Reid Every Woman I\u2019ve Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers
Holly K. Iglesias Every Woman I\u2019ve Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers
Diana Souhami Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter
Susan Raffo Queerly Classed: Gay Man & Lesbians Write About Class
Arlene Stein Sex and Sensibility: Stories of a Lesbian Generation
Lambda Literary Award for Photography/Visual Arts

David Leddick

Honored for : Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1935-1955

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Leddick Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1935-1955
Robert Giard Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers
John Waters Director\u2019s Cut
Joani Blank I Am My Lover: Women Pleasure Themselves
Anderson Jones Men Together: Portraits Of Love, Commitment, And Life
Lambda Literary Award for Photography/Visual Arts

Robert Giard

Honored for : Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Leddick Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1935-1955
Robert Giard Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers
John Waters Director\u2019s Cut
Joani Blank I Am My Lover: Women Pleasure Themselves
Anderson Jones Men Together: Portraits Of Love, Commitment, And Life
Lambda Literary Award for Pioneer Award
Lambda Literary Award for Publisher Service Award
Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy

Nicola Griffith, Stephen Pagel

Honored for : Bending the Landscape: Fantasy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nicola Griffith Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
Stephen Pagel Bending the Landscape: Fantasy
William J. Mann Grave Passions
Perry Brass The Harvest
Harry M. Benshoff Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film
Lawrence Schimel The Drag Queen of Elfland
Lambda Literary Award for Small Press

Lisa C. Moore

Honored for : Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elana Dykewomon Beyond the Pale
Sarah Strohmeyer Barbie Unbound: A Parody of the Barbie Obsession
Justin Chinn Bite Hard
Bruce Benderson Toward the New Degeneracy: An Essay
Lisa C. Moore Does Your Mama Know?: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories
Lambda Literary Award for Spirituality/Religion

Rebecca Alpert

Honored for : Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rebecca Alpert Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition
Randy P. Conner Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore
Andrew Harvey The Essential Mystics: The Soul's Journey into Truth
Winston Leyland Queer Dharma, Volume 2: Voices of Gay Buddhists
Bruce Bawer Stealing Jesus: How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender

Carol Queen

Honored for : PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carol Queen PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality
Daphne Scholinski The Last Time I Wore a Dress
Riki Wilchins Read My Lips: Sexual Subversions and the End of Gender
Patrick Califia Sex Changes: Transgender Politics
Annick Prieur Mema\u2019s House, Mexico City: On Transvestites, Queens, and Machos
Lambda Literary Award for Transgender

Daphne Scholinski

Honored for : The Last Time I Wore a Dress

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carol Queen PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality
Daphne Scholinski The Last Time I Wore a Dress
Riki Wilchins Read My Lips: Sexual Subversions and the End of Gender
Patrick Califia Sex Changes: Transgender Politics
Annick Prieur Mema\u2019s House, Mexico City: On Transvestites, Queens, and Machos
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Studies

Charles Kaiser

Honored for : The Gay Metropolis

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Kaiser The Gay Metropolis
Martin Duberman Queer Representations: Reading Lives, Reading Cultures
Mark Thompson Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow To Self
Michelangelo Signorile Life Outside: The Signorile Report on Gay Men - Sex, Drugs, Muscles, and the Passages of Life
Gabriel Rotello Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men

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