Lambda Literary Awards

Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award
	Lambda Literary Award Seal
Location	New York City, United States
Presented by	Lambda Literary
First awarded	1989; 35 years ago
Website	www.lambdaliterary.org/awards

Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ+ literature. The awards were instituted in 1989.

The program has grown from 14 awards in early years to 24 awards today. Early categories such as HIV/AIDS literature were dropped as the prominence of the AIDS crisis within the gay community waned,^[1] and categories for bisexual and transgender literature were added as the community became more inclusive.^[1]

In addition to the primary literary awards, Lambda Literary also presents a number of special awards.

^ ^a ^b Dewey, Charlsie (28 May 2013). "Lambda Literary Foundation marks 25 years of LGBT writers". Windy City Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

[windycity-1] Dewey, Charlsie (28 May 2013). "Lambda Literary Foundation marks 25 years of LGBT writers". Windy City Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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