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
I'm Not Broken by Jesse Leon

I'm Not Broken

Jesse Leon

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir psychology race sociology emotional reflective sad medium-paced
High-Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez

High-Risk Homosexual

Edgar Gomez

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York by Ron Goldberg

Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York

Ron Goldberg

512 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction historical lgbtqia+ memoir
An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement by Jim Elledge

An Angel in Sodom: Henry Gerber and the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement

Jim Elledge

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt

All Down Darkness Wide

Seán Hewitt

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Pretty Baby: A Memoir by Chris Belcher

Pretty Baby: A Memoir

Chris Belcher

260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

Ma and Me

Putsata Reang

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness by Kathryn Schulz

Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness

Kathryn Schulz

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Brown Neon by Raquel Gutiérrez

Brown Neon

Raquel Gutiérrez

200 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia

Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place

Neema Avashia

168 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced