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Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammys") are awarded yearly by the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works that celebrate or explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) themes. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the official year of the award; the presentation ceremony is held a year later. The Lambda Literary Foundation states that its mission is "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians - the whole literary community."[1]
Since their inception in 1989, awards have been given in various categories in fiction and non-fiction. The category for speculative fiction works has changed several times; from science fiction and mystery, to science fiction and fantasy, and finally to LGBT Sci-Fi, fantasy and horror. This category is open to submissions in the form of novels, novellas, short stories, collections and anthologies. Initially the genre categories were also split into gay men's and lesbian categories, but were merged in 1993. This article lists all the award nominees and winners for all the variously titled science fiction categories.
Multi-time winners of the award include Nicola Griffith (four wins), Melissa Scott (three wins), Clive Barker (two wins), Jim Grimsley(two wins), and Stephen Pagel (two wins). Samuel R. Delany has also won the lifetime achievement award twice. Nicola Griffith holds the record for most nominations, and Perry Brass has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist four times.[2]
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In the following table, the years correspond to the year of book's release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Entries with a lavender background have won the relevant award; those with a white background are the nominees. Entries with a green background are current nominees, from which a winner has yet to be chosen. Superscript letters after the result indicate simultaneous nominations in other categories. Categories are abbreviated, the official category titles are presented in the key.
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Year | Author(s) or Editor(s) | Book Title | Publisher | Category | Result |
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1988 |
Michael Nava | Goldenboy | Alyson | Gay M/SF | Won[A][3] |
1988 |
Donald Ward | Death Takes the Stage | St. Martin’s Press | Gay M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Michael Bishop | Unicorn Mountain | William Morrow | Gay M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Joseph Hansen | Obedience | Mysterious Press | Gay M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
George Baxt | Who’s Next | International Polygonics | Gay M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Antoinette Azolakov | Skiptrace | Banned Books | Lesb. M/SF | Won[3] |
1988 |
Claire McNab | Lessons In Murder | Naiad Press | Lesb. M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Judy Grahn | Mundane’s World | Crossing Press | Lesb. M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Dolores Klaich | Heavy Gilt | Naiad Press | Lesb. M/SF | Nom[3] |
1988 |
Sandy Bayer | The Crystal Curtain | Alyson | Lesb. M/SF | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Jeffrey N. McMahan | Somewhere in the Night | Alyson | Gay SF/F | Won[B][3] |
1989 |
Thom Nickels | Walking Water / After All This | Banned Books | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
William K. Eakins | Key West 2720 AD | Knights Press | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Mercedes Lackey | Magic's Pawn | DAW Books | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Geoff Mains | Gentle Warriors | Knights Press | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Jessica Amanda Salmonson (ed.) | What Did Miss Darrington See? | Feminist Press | Lesb. SF/F | Won[3] |
1989 |
Nancy Tyler Glenn | Clicking Stones | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Lauren Wright Douglas | In The Blood | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Susanna J. Sturgis (ed.) | Memories and Visions | Crossing Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1989 |
Lee Lynch | Sue Slate: Private Eye | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Mercedes Lackey | Magic's Price | DAW Books | Gay SF/F | Won[3] (Joint) |
1990 |
Toby Johnson | Secret Matter | Lavender | Gay SF/F | Won[3] (Joint) |
1990 |
Marsh Cassady | Alternate Casts | Banned | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Storm Constantine | Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit | Tor | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Scott Edelman | The Gift | Space and Time | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Gael Baudino | Gossamer Axe | Roc | Lesb. SF/F | Won[3] |
1990 |
Patrick Califia | Doc and Fluff | Alyson | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Melissa Scott | Mighty Good Road | Baen | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Lynda Lyons | Priorities | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Karen Marie Christa Minns | Virago | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1991 |
Frank M. Robinson | The Dark Beyond the Stars | Tor | Gay SF/F | Won[3] |
1991 |
Eric Garber (ed.) | Embracing the Dark | Alyson | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1991 |
Perry Brass | Mirage | Belhue | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1991 |
Jay B. Laws | Steam | Alyson | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1991 |
Jeffrey N. McMahan | Vampires Anonymous | Alyson | Gay SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Jewelle Gomez | The Gilda Stories | Firebrand | Lesb. SF/F | Won[C][3] |
1990 |
B.L. Holmes | Mega | Mother Courage | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Chris Anne Wolfe | Shadows of Aggar | New Victoria | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Camarin Grae | Stranded | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1990 |
Judith Alguire | Zeta Base | Naiad Press | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[3] |
1992 |
Maureen F. McHugh | China Mountain Zhang | Tor | Gay SF/F | Won[4] |
1992 |
Poppy Z. Brite | Lost Souls | Abyss / Delacorte | Gay SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Lewis Gannett | The Living One | Random House | Gay SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Thomas T. Thomas | Cry Gender | Baen | Gay SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Anne Rice | The Tale of the Body Thief | Knopf | Gay SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Nicola Griffith | Ammonite | Del Rey | Lesb. SF/F | Won[4] |
1992 |
Jean Stewart | Return to Isis | Rising Tide | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Severna Park | Speaking Dreams | Firebrand | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Melissa Scott | Dreamships | Tor | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[4] |
1992 |
Judith Katz | Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound | Firebrand | Lesb. SF/F | Nom[D][4] |
1993 |
Starhawk | The Fifth Sacred Thing | Bantam | SF/F | Won[4] |
1993 |
Poppy Brite | Drawing Blood | Delacorte | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1993 |
Sybil Claiborne | In the Garden of Dead Cars | Cleis Press | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1993 |
Melissa Scott | Burning Bright | Tor | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1993 |
Jay B. Laws | The Unfinished | Alyson | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1994 |
Melissa Scott | Trouble and Her Friends | Tor | SF/F | Won[4] |
1994 |
Suzy McKee Charnas | The Furies | Tor | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1994 |
Nancy Springer | Metal Angel | Roc Fantasy | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1994 |
Mercedes Lackey | Storm Warning | DAW Books | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1994 |
Jean Stewart | Warriors of Isis | DAW Books | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1995 |
Melissa Scott | Shadow Man | Tor | SF/F | Won[4] (Joint) |
1995 |
Nicola Griffith | Slow River | Del Rey | SF/F | Won[4] (Joint) |
1995 |
Felice Picano | Dryland’s End | Richard Kasak | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1995 |
Pam Keesey | Dark Angels | Cleis Press | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1995 |
Samuel R. Delany | Atlantis: Three Tales | Wesleyan | SF/F | Nom[4] |
1996 |
Clive Barker | Sacrament | HarperCollins | SF/F | Won[5] |
1996 |
Rachel Pollack | Godmother Night | St. Martin’s | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1996 |
Michael Rowe & Thomas S. Roche (eds.) | Sons of Darkness | Cleis Press | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1996 |
Eric Garber & Jewelle Gomez (eds.) | Swords of the Rainbow | Alyson | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1996 |
Pam Keesey (eds.) | Women Who Run With Werewolves | Cleis Press | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1997 |
Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel (eds.) | Bending the Landscape: Fantasy | White Wolf | SF/F | Won[5] |
1997 |
William J. Mann | Grave Passions: Tales of the Gay Supernatural | Masquerade | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1997 |
Perry Brass | The Harvest | Belhue | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1997 |
Harry M. Benshoff (ed.) | Monsters in the Closet | Manchester University | SF/F | Nom[E][5] |
1997 |
Lawrence Schimel (ed.) | The Drag Queen of Elfland | Circlet Press | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1998 |
Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel (eds.) | Bending the Landscape: Science fiction | Overlook | SF/F | Won[5] (Joint) |
1998 |
Clive Barker | Galilee | HarperCollins | SF/F | Won[5] (Joint) |
1998 |
Ulysses G. Dietz | Desmond | Alyson | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1998 |
Elizabeth Brownrigg | Falling to Earth | Firebrand | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1998 |
Lawrence Schimel (ed.) | Things Invisible to See | Ultra Violet | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1999 |
Richard Bowes | Minions of the Moon | Tor | SF/F | Won[5] |
1999 |
Victoria Brownworth & Judith Redding (eds.) | Night Shade: Gothic Tales by Women | Seal Press | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1999 |
Severna Park | The Annunciate | Avon | SF/F | Nom[5] |
1999 |
Keith Hartman | The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse | Meisha Merlin | SF/F | Nom[F][5] |
1999 |
Delia Sherman | Through a Brazen Mirror | Circlet Press / Ace | SF/F | Nom[5] |
2000 |
Jim Grimsley | Kirith Kirin | Meisha Merlin | SF/F/H | Won[6] |
2000 |
Michael Rowe (ed.) | Queer Fear | Arsenal Pulp Press | SF/F/H | Nom[G][6] |
2000 |
Anne Rice | Merrick | Knopf | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2000 |
Perry Brass | Angel Lust | Belhue | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2000 |
David Gerrold | Jumping off the Planet | Tor | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2001 |
Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett | Point of Dreams | Tor | SF/F/H | Won[6] |
2001 |
Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel (eds.) | Bending the Landscape: Horror | Overlook Press | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2001 |
David Thomas Lord | Bound in Blood | Kensington | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2001 |
Keith Hartman | Gumshoe Gorilla | Meisha Merlin | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2001 |
Michael Schiefelbein | Vampire Vow | Alyson | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
Michael Rowe (ed.) | Queer Fear II | Arsenal Pulp | SF/F/H | Won[H][6] | |
2002 |
Katherine V. Forrest | Daughters of an Amber Noon | Overlook Press | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2002 |
Karin Kallmaker (as Laura Adams) | Seeds of Fire | Bella Books | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2002 |
Randy Boyd | The Devil Inside | West Beach | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2002 |
Cecilia Tan (ed.) | Wired Hard 3 | Circlet Press | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2003 |
Helen Sandler (ed.) | Necrologue' | Diva | SF/F/H | Won[6] |
2003 |
David M. Pierce | Elf Child | Southern Tier | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2003 |
Diana Rivers | The Red Line of Yarmald | Bella Books | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2003 |
Perry Brass | The Substance of God | Belhue | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2003 |
Michael Schiefelbein | Vampire Thrall | Alyson | SF/F/H | Nom[6] |
2004 |
Jim Grimsley | The Ordinary | Tor | SF/F/H | Won[7] |
2004 |
Michael Jensen | Firelands | Alyson | SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2004 |
Greg Herren (ed.) | Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual | Southern Tier | SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2004 |
Jean Stewart | The Wizard of Isis | Bella Books | SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2004 |
Nicola Griffith | With Her Body | Aqueduct | SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2005 |
Katherine V. Forrest | Daughters of an Emerald Dusk | Alyson | LGBT SF/F/H | Won[7] |
2005 |
Octavia Butler | Fledgling | Seven Stories | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2005 |
David B. Coe | Shapers of Darkness | Tor | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2005 |
Jane Fletcher | Temple Landfall | Bold Strokes | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2005 |
Jeanne G’Fellers | No Sister of Mine | Bella Books | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2006 |
Neal Drinnan | Izzy and Eve | Green Candy Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Won[I][7] |
2006 |
Elizabeth Bear | Carnival | Bantam Spectra | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2006 |
Douglas Clegg | Mordred, Bastard Son | Alyson | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2006 |
R.W. Day | A Strong and Sudden Thaw | Iris Print | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2006 |
Chris Moriarty | Spin Control | Bantam Spectra | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[7] |
2007 |
Lee Thomas | The Dust of Wonderland | Alyson | LGBT SF/F/H | Won[8][9] |
2007 |
Ginn Hale | Wicked Gentlemen | Blind Eye Books | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[9] |
2007 |
Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette | A Companion to Wolves | Tor | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[9] |
2007 |
Brian Francis Slattery | Spaceman Blues | Tor | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[9] |
2007 |
Jo Walton | Ha'penny | Tor | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[9] |
2008 |
Nicole Kimberling | Turnskin | Blind Eye Books | LGBT SF/F/H | Won[10] |
2008 |
Astrid Amara | The Archer's Heart | Blind Eye Books | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[10] |
2008 |
Barth Anderson | The Magician and the Fool | Bantam Del Ray | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[10] |
2008 |
Steve Berman | Wilde Stories 2008 | Lethe Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[10] |
2008 |
Craig Gidney | Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories | Lethe Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[10] |
2009 |
Catherynne M. Valente | Palimpsest | Bantam Books | LGBT SF/F/H | Won[11] |
2009 |
Rebecca Ore | Centuries Ago and Very Fast | Aqueduct Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[11] |
2009 |
Amber Dawn | Fist of the Spider Woman | Arsenal Pulp Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[11] |
2009 |
Lee Thomas | In the Closet, Under the Bed, | Dark Scribe Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[11] |
2009 |
Tom Cardamone | Pumpkin Teeth | Lethe Press | LGBT SF/F/H | Nom[11] |
A Also jointly won Gay Men's Small Press Book Award.
B Also nominated for Gay Men's Mystery.
C Also jointly won Lesbian Fiction.
D Also won Lesbian fiction.
E Also nominated for Drama.
F Also nominated for Gay Men's Mystery.
G Also nominated for Gay Men's Anthology-Fiction.
H Also nominated for Gay Men's Anthology-Fiction.
I Also nominated for Gay Fiction.
Kelly, Mark R. (2000–2008). "Locus Index to SF Awards: Lambda Literary Awards". Locus Publications. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Lambda.html. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
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