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 Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

The Greatest Thing

Sarah Winifred Searle

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

Melanie Gillman

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Mamo by Sas Milledge

Mamo

Mamo #1-5

Sas Milledge

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Gay Giant by Gabriel Ebensperger

Gay Giant

Gabriel Ebensperger

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings

Will Betke-Brunswick

168 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

Lavender House

Evander Mills #1

Lev AC Rosen

274 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

Dirt Creek

Hayley Scrivenor

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Dead Letters from Paradise by Ann McMan

Dead Letters from Paradise

Ann McMan

294 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery romance challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling

And There He Kept Her

Joshua Moehling

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Death in Berlin by David C. Dawson
A Death in Berlin
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David C. Dawson

A Death in Berlin

The Simon Sampson Mysteries #2

David C. Dawson

268 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical adventurous reflective sad fast-paced