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Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Lambda Literary Award
The Lammys celebrate more than 150 LGBTQ writers across 24 categories, and include several prizes for writers at all stages in their careers.

Shortlists announced on March 15th.

Winners announced on June 9th for the below categories.
Lesbian Fiction - Gods of want by K-Ming Chang
Gay Fiction - The foghorn echoes by Danny Ramadan
Bisexual Fiction - Reluctant immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
Transgender fiction - The call-out by Cat Fitzpatrick
Bisexual Nonfiction -  Appropriate behavior by Maria San Filippo  
Transgender Nonfiction -  The third person by Emma Grove
LGBTQ+ Nonfiction -  The Black period: on personhood, race and origin by Hafizah Augustus Geter
Lesbian Poetry - As she appears by Shelley Wong
Gay Poetry - Some integrity by Padraig Regan
Bisexual Poetry- Real phonies and genuine fakes by Nicky Beer
Transgender Poetry - MissSettl by Kamden Ishmael Hilliard
Lesbian Memoir/Biography - Lost & Found: A memoir by Kathryn Schulz
Gay Memoir/Biography - by Edgar Gomez
Lesbian Romance - The rules of forever by Nan Campbell
Gay Romance - I'm so not over you by Kosoko Jackson
LGBTQ+ Anthology - OutWrite: The speeches that shaped LGBTQ literary culture by Julie R. Enszer and Elena Gross
LGBTQ+ Children's Books - Mighty red Riding Hood by Wallace West
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade - Nikhil out loud by Maulik Pancholy
LGBTQ+ Young Adult - The lesbiana's guide to catholic school by Sonora Reyes
LGBTQ+ Comics - Mamo by Sas Milledge
LGBTQ+ Drama - Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方 by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)
LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica - Kiss her once for me by Alison Cochrun
LGBTQ+ Mystery - Dirt creek: a novel by Hayley Scrivenor
LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction - The wicked and the willing by Lianyu Tan
LGBTQ+ Studies - Keeping it unreal: Black queer fantasy and superhero comics by Darieck Scott 
All books added
The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

The Paradox Hotel

Rob Hart

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong

The Circus Infinite

Khan Wong

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between by Joseph Osmundson

Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between

Joseph Osmundson

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays health science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ politics sociology challenging informative sad medium-paced
The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin by Hafizah Augustus Geter

The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin

Hafizah Augustus Geter

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
And the Category Is...: Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community by Ricky Tucker

And the Category Is...: Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community

Ricky Tucker

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Third Person by Emma Grove

The Third Person

Emma Grove

920 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Terrible We: Thinking with Trans Maladjustment by Cameron Awkward-Rich

The Terrible We: Thinking with Trans Maladjustment

Cameron Awkward-Rich

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Feral City: On Finding Liberation in Lockdown New York by Jeremiah Moss

Feral City: On Finding Liberation in Lockdown New York

Jeremiah Moss

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn't My Rapist by Cecilia Gentili

Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn't My Rapist

Cecilia Gentili

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced