LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS (LAMMY AWARDS) : LGBTQ+ MYSTERY 2024 Winner

To see winners in all categories, go here: https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2024-winners/

Of specfic interterest to the mystery reader:

LGBTQ+ Mystery

Winner

** A Calculated Risk // Cari Hunter (Bold Strokes Books)

Nominated 
Don’t Forget the Girl // Rebecca McKanna (Sourcebooks Landmark)
The Good Ones // Polly Stewart (HarperCollins Publishers)
Transitory // J. M. Redmann (Bold Strokes Books)
Where the Dead Sleep // Joshua Moehling (Poisoned Pen Press)

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD: LGBTQ MYSTERY

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards aka the “Lammys.”

WINNERS: LGBTQ Mystery

The Savage Kind // John Copenhaver, Pegasus Books

All those nominated:

 

 

 

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD Finalists

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards aka the “Lammys”

Below are the Finalists in the Lesbian and Gay Mystery categories. Congratulations to All!

LGBTQ Mystery

Death Before Dessert, A.E. Radley, Heartsome Publishing 

Find Me When I’m Lost, Cheryl A. Head, Bywater Books 

Fortune Favors the Dead, Stephen Spotswood, Doubleday 

 I Hope You’re Listening, Tom Ryan, Albert Whitman & Company 

Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery, Rosalie Knecht, Tin House Books

To see the Finalists in other categories, go HERE.

LAMMYS: LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS

Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the winners of the 30th Annual Lambda Literary Awards – or the “Lammys.”
The winners were announced at a gala ceremony tonight in New York City.

Below are the winners in the Lesbian and Gay Mystery categories. Congratulations to All!

Lesbian Mystery

• Huntress E. Radley, Heartsome Publishing

Gay Mystery

• Night Drop, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books

To see all the nominees in these two categories, go HERE.

Lambda Literary Award Winners

The 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known announced the winners last week at a special ceremonyheld at the New York University Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. There are many categories, but of most interest to this blog:

Best Lesbian Mystery:
• Pathogen, by Jessica L. Webb (Bold Strokes)

Best Gay Mystery: 
• Speakers of the Dead, by J. Aaron Sanders (Plume)

Hat Tip: The Rap Sheet
SaveSave

Lambda Literary Award Nominees

The 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known–kick off another record-breaking year with today’s announcement of the finalists. The winners in all categories will be announced at a special ceremony to be held at the New York University Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan.

Best Lesbian Mystery: 
• Blood Money Murder, by Jessie Chandler (Bella)
• Bury Me When I’m Dead, by Cheryl A. Head (Bywater)
• Collide-O-Scope, by Andrea Bramhall (Ylva)
• Final Cut, by Lynn Ames (Phoenix Rising Press)
• Pathogen, by Jessica L. Webb (Bold Strokes)
• Requiem for Immortals, by Lee Winter (Ylva)
• Under Contract, by Jennifer L. Jordan (Clover Valley Press)
• Walk-in, by T.L. Hart (Bella)

Best Gay Mystery: 
• Bitter Legacy, by Dal Maclean (Blind Eye)
• Homo Superiors, by L. A. Fields (Lethe Press)
• Lay Your Sleeping Head, by Michael Nava (Korima Press)
• Nights in Berlin, by Janice Law (MysteriousPress/Open Road)
• Speakers of the Dead, by J. Aaron Sanders (Plume)

Hat Tip: The Rap Sheet
SaveSave

Lambda Literary Award Winners

Here's an important award that I forgot to post last week. The 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known–announced the winners at a gala ceremony last Monday evening, June 6, 2016 in New York City. These awards honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books published in 2015. The following are of interest to readers of this blog, but be sure to go to the Lambda Literary Awards website for other categories.

Lesbian Mystery 

Tie:

Ordinary Mayhem, Victoria Brownworth, Bold Strokes Books
Tarnished Gold, Ann Aptaker, Bold Strokes Books

Gay Mystery
Boystown 7: Bloodlines, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books

For Nominees, go here

Lambda Literary Award Finalists

The 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known–kick off another record-breaking year with today’s announcement of the finalists. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 6, 2016 in New York City.

Lesbian Mystery 
The Grave Soul, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books
Illicit Artifacts, Stevie Mikayne, Bold Strokes Books
Ordinary Mayhem, Victoria Brownworth, Bold Strokes Books
No Good Reason, Cari Hunter, Bold Strokes Books
The Red Files, Lee Winter, Ylva Publishing
Relatively Rainey, R.E. Bradshaw, R.E. Bradshaw Books
Tarnished Gold, Ann Aptaker, Bold Strokes Books
The Tattered Heiress: Volume Two of the Charlotte Olmes Mystery Series, Debra Hyde, Riverdale Avenue Books

Gay Mystery 
After the Horses, Jeffrey Round, Dundurn
The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter, Tom Mendicino, Kensington Publishing
Boystown 7: Bloodlines, Marshall Thornton, Kenmore Books
Cheap as Beasts, Jon Wilson, Bold Strokes Books
Introducing Sunfish & Starfish: Tropical Drag Queen Detectives, Wallace Godfrey, Strand Hill Books
Murder and Mayhem, Rhys Ford, Dreamspinner Press
Orient, Christopher Bollen, Harper
The Swede, Robert Karjel, Harper

For Nominees in other categories, go here

Lambda Literary Award Winners

2015 Lambda Literary Award Winners--the “Lammys” honoring LGBT fiction. Winners in all Categories HERE.

Gay Mystery: Blackmail, My Love by Katie Gilmartin (Cleis Press)

Other Nominees
Boystown 6: From the Ashes by Marshall Thornton (MLR)
Calvin’s Head by David Swatling (Bold Strokes)
DeadFall by David Lennon (BlueSpike)
Fair Game by Josh Lanyon (Carina Press)
A Gathering Storm by Jameson Currier (Chelsea Station)
Moon Over Tangier by Janice Law (Open Road)
The Next by Rafe Haze (Wilde City Press)

Lesbian Mystery: The Old Deep and Dark by Ellen Hart (Minotaur)

Other Nominees
The Acquittal by Anne Laughlin (Bold Strokes)
Done to Death by Charles Atkins (Severn House)
Slash and Burn by Valerie Bronwen (Bold Strokes)
UnCatholic Conduct by Stevie Mikayne (Bold Strokes)

HT: The Rap Sheet

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALISTS

Finalists for the 27th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–the “Lammys.” The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 1, 2015 in New York City.

“Each year, the Lammys bring national attention to the best LGBTQ books, which are often overlooked by the mainstream media and might otherwise be forgotten,” said Lambda Literary Board President, S. Chris Shirley. “This critical program of Lambda Literary not only recognizes the outstanding work of these talented authors, but also underscores the importance of LGBTQ stories, which are fundamental to the preservation of our culture.” 

For the entire list, go HERE.

GAY MYSTERY
Blackmail, My Love: A Murder Mystery, Katie Gilmartin, Cleis Press
Boystown 6: From the Ashes, Marshall Thornton, MLR
Calvin’s Head, David Swatling, Bold Strokes Books
DeadFall, David Lennon, BlueSpike Publishing
Fair Game, Josh Lanyon, Carina Press
A Gathering Storm, Jameson Currier, Chelsea Station Editions
Moon Over Tangier, Janice Law, Open Road Media
The Next, Rafe Haze, Wilde City Press

LESBIAN MYSTERY 
The Acquittal, Anne Laughlin, Bold Strokes Books
Done to Death, Charles Atkins, Severn House Publishers
The Old Deep and Dark-A Jane Lawless Mystery, Ellen Hart, Minotaur Books
Slash and Burn, Valerie Bronwen, Bold Strokes Books
UnCatholic Conduct, Stevie Mikayne, Bold Strokes Books

See more at: http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/03/04/the-27th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists/#sthash.ddyCfuLN.dpuf

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD NOMINEES

The Lambda Literary Awards are given “to celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2012.” There are 22 categories of nominees for the “Lammys,” but the two of most  interest to mystery readers. For all nominees, go HERE.

Gay Mystery:
• Bokassa’s Last Apostle, by Rod Shelton (Paradise Press UK)
• Dos Equis, by Anthony Bidulka (Insomniac Press)
• Fires of London, by Janice Law (Mysterious Press/Open Road)
• Lake on the Mountain, by Jeffrey Round (Dundurn)
• The Yellow Canary, by Steve Neil Johnson (Clutching Hand)

Lesbian Mystery:
• Ill Will, by J.M. Redmann (Bold Strokes)
• Jacob’s War, by C.P. Rowlands (Bold Strokes)
• Lemon Reef, by Robin Silverman (Bold Strokes)
• Molly: House on Fire, by R.E. Bradshaw (R.E. Bradshaw)
• Rest for the Wicked, by Ellen Hart (Minotaur)

The winners will be announced on June 3 at New York's Cooper Union.

Sorry to have missed the nominees on this one last week, but thanks to The Rap Sheet via The Mysterious Press Blog.

Lambda Awards

The 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners were announced last night by the Lambda Literary Foundation in a gala ceremony in New York City.

There are 24 categories, but of most interest to mystery readers:

Best Gay Mystery: Red White Black and Blue by Richard Stevenson (MLR Press); and

Best Lesbian Mystery: Dying to Live by Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou (Bold Strokes Books).

Hat Tip: Omnimystery News

Val McDermid: Pioneer Award Speech

Val McDermid was recently honored with the Pioneer Award at the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Here's Val McDermid's Pioneer Award Speech. Congratulations, Val!


Val McDermid Pioneer Award Acceptance Speech from Lambda Literary on Vimeo.