Lambda Literary Awards

Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award Seal
LocationNew York City, U.S.
Presented byLambda Literary Foundation
First award1989 (1989)
Websitewww.lambdaliterary.org/awards

Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the best in LGBTQ+ literature.

The Lambda Literary Awards are the most comprehensive awards dedicated to LGBTQ literature in the U.S.:123 They recognize books published in English, available in the U.S., and covering LGBTQ+ themes in specific subject categories.:9 In addition to the primary literary awards, Lambda Literary also presents a number of special awards.

The awards began in 1989 with fourteen awards and prizes dedicated to gay and lesbian literature of different genres and styles. The Lammys have since grown to include bisexual and transgender literature as well as works dealing with themes on the broader LGBTQ+ spectrum. The Lambda Literary Awards are one of a number of LGBTQ literary awards. Other prominent awards include those by Publishing Triangle, the Stonewall Book Awards, and the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards.

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