Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance explained
The Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a novel, novella, or short story collection "by a single author that focus on a central love relationship between two or more characters", not including anthologies.[1] The submission guidelines mention several sub-genres are included, " including traditional, historical, gothic, Regency, and paranormal romance".[1]
Recipients
Year | Author | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | | Fresh Tracks | Winner | [2] |
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| Wild Abandon | Finalist | |
| Chance |
| Finders Keepers |
| Turn Back Time |
2008 | | Out of Love | Winner | [3] [4] |
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| For Now, for Always | Finalist | |
| Sheridan’s Fate |
| The Road Home |
| When Dreams Tremble |
2009 | | The Kiss That Counted | Winner | [5] |
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| A Pirate’s Heart | Finalist | |
| Finding Home |
| Hotel Liaison |
| The Lonely Hearts Club |
2010 | | The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin | Winner | [6] |
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| It Should Be a Crime | Finalist | |
| No Rules of Engagement |
| Stepping Stone |
| Worth Every Step |
2011 | | River Walker | Winner | [7] |
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| Above Temptation | Finalist | [8] |
| Awakening to Sunlight |
| Beacon of Love |
| Starting from Scratch |
2012 | | Taken by Surprise | Winner | [9] |
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| For Me and My Gal | Finalist | |
| Ghosts of Winter | |
| Rescue Me | |
| Storms | |
2013 | | Month of Sundays | Winner | [10] [11] |
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| Appointment with a Smile | Finalist | |
| Dark Wings Descending |
| Love Match |
| Runaway |
| She Left Me Breathless |
| Sometime Yesterday |
| Survived by Her Longtime Companion |
| Tactical Pursuit |
| Third |
2014 | | Clean Slate | Winner | [12] [13] |
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| All That Lies Within | Finalist | |
| At Seventeen |
| Broken Trails |
| Date with Destiny |
| Hold Me Forever |
and Salem West | Hoosier Daddy |
| Last Salute |
| Love by the Numbers |
| The Princess Affair |
2015 | | The Farmer's Daughter | Winner | [14] |
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| The Heat of Angels | Finalist | [15] |
| Jolt |
| Nightingale |
| Seneca Falls |
| Tangled Roots |
2016 | | Making a Comeback | Winner | [16] [17] |
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| Autumn Spring | Finalist | [18] |
| The Chameleon’s Tale |
| Full Circle |
| Heart of the Game |
| Infiltration |
| My Best Friend’s Girl |
| The Renegade |
2017 | | The Scorpion’s Empress | Winner | [19] |
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| Coils | Finalist | [20] |
| Finding Lizzie |
| Little Lies |
| Lost in the Starlight |
| Loving Eleanor |
| Perfect Pairing |
| The Liberators of Willow Run |
2018 | | Tailor-Made | Winner | [21] [22] |
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| Close to Home | Finalist | [23] |
| Crescent City Confidential |
| Goldenrod |
| Vagabond Heart |
| Venus and Lysander |
| Wishing on a Dream |
| You Make Me Tremble |
2019 | | Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story | Winner | [24] |
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| Autumn’s Light | Finalist | [25] |
| Breaking Down Her Walls |
| Charming the Vicar |
| In Development |
| Just for Show |
| The Music and the Mirror |
| The Talebearer |
2020 | | Aurora’s Angel: A Dark Fantasy Romance | Winner | [26] [27] [28] |
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| Create a Life to Love | Finalist | [29] [30] |
| Once Ghosted, Twice Shy |
| Pretending in Paradise |
| The Roommate Arrangement |
| The Secret Chord |
| Tennessee Whiskey |
| Top of Her Game |
2021 | | Written in the Stars | Winner | [31] [32] [33] |
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| Finding Jessica Lambert | Finalist | [34] |
| Nottingham |
| One More Chance |
| Wrong Number, Right Woman |
2022 | | The Headmistress | Winner | [35] |
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Jae | Chemistry Lessons | Finalist | [36] |
| Go Around |
| In the Long Run |
| Red Tide at Heron Bay |
2023 | | | Winner | [37] |
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| Queerly Beloved | Finalist | [38] |
| Hard Pressed |
| If I Don’t Ask |
| Southbound and Down |
2024 | | | Finalist | [39] |
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| Catch |
| Dance with Me |
| Love at 350° |
| Lucky in Lace | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Submission Guidelines . 2022-01-17 . . en . 2022-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220101214336/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammys-submissions/ . live .
- Web site: 2006-04-30. 19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-12. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125023311/https://lambdaliterary.org/2006/04/lambda-literary-awards-2006-2/. live.
- Web site: 2008-06-05. 2008 Lambda Award Winners Announced. live. 2022-01-12. McNally Robinson Booksellers. en. 2022-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819055254/https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-818/2008-Lambda-Award-Winners-Announced.
- Web site: 2007-04-30. 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-12. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120014347/https://lambdaliterary.org/2007/04/lambda-literary-awards-2007-2/. live.
- Web site: Gonzalez Cerna. Antonio. 2010-02-18. 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-29. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123120952/https://lambdaliterary.org/2010/02/lambda-literary-awards-2008-2/. live.
- Web site: Valenzuela. Tony. 2010-05-10. 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. live. 2022-01-12. Lambda Literary. en. 2020-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809233141/https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2010/05/2010-awards-finalists-winners/.
- News: 2011-05-27. 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners. 2022-01-14. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123125313/https://lambdaliterary.org/2011/05/23rd-annual-lambda-literary-award-winners/. live . Team . Edit .
- Web site: 2011-06-27. 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. 2022-01-12. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095502/https://lambdaliterary.org/2011/06/22nd-annual-lambda-literary-awards/. live.
- Web site: 2012-06-05. 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced in New York. 2022-01-14. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035149/https://lambdaliterary.org/2012/06/24th-annual-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced-in-new-york/. live.
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- Web site: 2014-06-03. Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced. 2022-01-14. Lambda Literary. en. 2021-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912131635/https://lambdaliterary.org/2014/06/winners-of-the-26th-annual-lambda-literary-awards-announced/. live.
- Web site: Kellaway. Mitch. 2015-06-02. Lambda Literary Announces 2015 Winners. 2022-01-29. www.advocate.com. en. 2022-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220129055049/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/06/02/lambda-literary-announces-2015-winners. live.
- Web site: 2015-03-04. The 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists. 2022-01-11. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101172259/https://lambdaliterary.org/2015/03/the-27th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists/. live.
- Web site: Johns. Merryn. 2016-07-05. 2016 LAMMYS A Huge Success. 2022-01-11. CURVE. en-US. 2023-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20230221033523/https://www.curvemag.com/blog/lgbtqi-awards/2016-lammys-a-huge-success/. live.
- Web site: 2016-06-07. 28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced. 2022-01-11. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108170932/https://lambdaliterary.org/2016/06/28th-annual-lammy-award-winners-announced/. live.
- Web site: 2016-03-08. Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted. live. 2022-01-14. Out. en. 2021-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208012803/https://www.out.com/art-books/2016/3/08/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-revealed-carrie-brownstein-hasan-namir-truman.
- Web site: Veron. Luis Damian. 2017-06-14. 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST. live. 2022-01-11. Towleroad Gay News. en-US. 2022-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095220/https://www.towleroad.com/2017/06/lambda-literary-award-winners/.
- Web site: 2017-03-14. 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced. 2022-01-16. Lambda Literary. en. 2021-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230200700/https://lambdaliterary.org/2017/03/29th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced/. live.
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- Web site: 2018-06-05. 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced. 2022-01-11. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121230859/https://lambdaliterary.org/2018/06/lambda-literary-award/. live.
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- Web site: 2019-06-04. 31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced. 2022-01-14. Lambda Literary. en. 2021-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122004938/https://lambdaliterary.org/2019/06/lambda-literary-awards-31st-winners/. live.
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- Web site: 2020 Winners. 2022-01-11. Lambda Literary. en. 2022-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220206094210/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2020-winners/. live.
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- Vanderhoof. Erin. 2020-06-01. EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. live. Vanity Fair. en-US. 2022-01-11. 2020-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610010109/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/lambda-literary-lammy-32nd-annual-award-winners.
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- Web site: Qiao. Vicky. 2020-06-02. Indigenous anthology Love After The End wins Lambda Literary Award. live. 2022-01-11. CBC Books. 2022-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095219/https://www.cbc.ca/books/indigenous-anthology-love-after-the-end-wins-lambda-literary-award-1.6050249.
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- Web site: Announcing the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards . . 2024-03-27 . 2024-04-05 .