12th Lambda Literary Awards explained

The 12th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2000 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 1999.

Nominees and winners

CategoryWinnerNominated
Anthologies/FictionNaomi Holoch, Joan Nestle, and Nancy Holden, eds., Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction
Anthologies/Non-FictionSteve Hogan and Lee Hudson, eds., Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia
Kris Kleindienst, ed., This Is What Lesbian Looks Like
  • Joan Larkin, A Woman Like That
  • Larry Gross and James D. Woods, Columbia Reader on Lesbians and Gay Men in Media, Society and Politics
  • Charles Michael Smith, Fighting Words
Children's/Young AdultEllen Wittlinger, Hard Love
DramaCraig Lucas, What I Meant Was
Gay Biography/AutobiographyJesse Green, The Velveteen Father
Gay FictionMatthew Stadler, Allan Stein
Gay MysteryJohn Morgan Wilson, Justice at Risk
Gay PoetryMark Wunderlich, The Anchorage
Richard Howard, Trappings
Gay StudiesJames Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
HumorMichael Thomas Ford, That's Mr. Faggot To You
Lesbian Biography/AutobiographyDiana Souhami, The Trials of Radclyffe Hall
Lesbian FictionSarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet
Lesbian MysteryEllen Hart, Hunting the Witch
Lesbian PoetryOlga Broumas, Rave
Lesbian StudiesLillian Faderman, To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America
Religion/SpiritualityJohn R. Stowe, Gay Spirit Warrior
Keith Boykin, Respecting the Soul
Science fiction, fantasy or horrorRichard Bowe, Minions of the Moon
Small PressHenry Flesh, Massage
  • Emanuel Xavier, Christ-Like
  • Giovanna Capone, Denise Nico Leto and Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Hey Paesan: Writing by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent
  • Robin Lippincott, Mr. Dalloway
  • Paul Harris, The Queer Press Guide
Transgender/BisexualJackie Kay, Trumpet
Visual ArtsJames Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts
  • David Leddick, The Homoerotic Art of Pavel Tchelitchev
  • John Esten and Donna Hassler, John Singer Sargent: The Male Nudes
  • Jaye Zimet, Strange Sisters
  • Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam, The Drag King Book

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