Now in its 35th year, theis considered one of the most prestigious awards in LGBTQ publishing. This year’s winners were selected by a panel of over 60 judges from the literary world and from more than 1,300 book submissions from over 300 publishers. “Our writers represent our greatest culture creators,” Samiya Bashir, the new Lambda Literary executive director, wrote when announcing the winners.
Bashir continued by explaining in her powerful statement that, in this moment "when our voices and our stories are being weaponized against our very lives across the country, supporting our storytellers—whether their media centers the page, the stage or the survey, is more critical by the day."
Many of the winners are available as audibooks so you can add them to your Library and hear these voices and celebrate these stories that have been artfully and joyfully told.
