Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

The Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammys") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works that celebrate or explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) themes. The organization is considered to be one of the main promoters of new and emerging LGBT writers.[1][2]

The Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, one of the Lammys 25 awards, was introduced during the 2nd Lambda Literary Awards, when it was called "Young Adult/Children’s Book Award".[3] After not being present in the 1991 ceremonies, the award returned in the 4th edition under the name "Children's/Young Adult Literature".[4] Starting in 2007, it has been known as the "LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult" award.[5]

The 25th Lambda Literary Awards had a record number of submissions at the time. Due to the increased number of books submitted for evaluation, the judges of every category were encouraged to submit more finalists.[6] After that, and since the 26th edition, if the number of submissions is high enough, the Children's/Young Adult category is divided in two subcategories, "Children's/Middle Grade" and "Young Adult", which happened in the 2020[7] and 2021 editions.[8]

  1. ^ Aviles, Gwen (June 1, 2020). "Lambda Literary announces 25 winning books for annual Lammy Awards". NBC News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Schaub, Michael (March 10, 2020). "Shortlists for Lambda Literary Awards Announced". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "2nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. July 13, 1990. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "4th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. July 14, 1992. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. April 30, 2006. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Andrew Solomon. "Far from the Tree Nominated for 25th Annual Lambda Literary Award". Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Impromptu". The Horn Book Magazine. 96 (5). Boston: 123–126. September–October 2020.
  8. ^ "Submission Guidelines". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.