28th Lambda Literary Awards
{{short description|2016 Lambda Literary Awards}}
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The 28th Lambda Literary Awards were held on June 6, 2016, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2015.{{cite web|url = http://www.out.com/art-books/2016/3/08/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-revealed-carrie-brownstein-hasan-namir-truman|title = Who Are the 2016 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists?|work = Out|date = March 8, 2016|access-date = April 7, 2022}} The list of nominees was released on March 8.
Special awards
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| Category | Winner |
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| Pioneer Award | Eileen Myles{{cite web|title = The Lambda Literary Awards Honor Hilton Als and Eileen Myles, Name Winners in 26 Categories|first = Anna|last = King|url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/06/07/lambda_literary_awards_the_best_lgbtq_books_of_2015.html|work = Slate|date = June 7, 2016|access-date = April 7, 2022}} |
| Judith A. Markowitz Emerging Writer Award | Bryan Borland, JP Howard |
| Trustee Award | Hilton Als |
Nominees and winners
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!Category !Winner !Nominated |
| align="center"| Bisexual Literature
| Emily Bingham, Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham |
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| align="center"| Gay Erotica
| Miodrag Kojadinovic, Érotiques Suprèmes |
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| align="center"| Gay Fiction
| Hasan Namir, God in Pink |
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| align="center"| Gay Memoir/Biography
| Langdon Hammer, James Merrill: Life and Art |
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| align="center"| Gay Mystery
| Marshall Thornton, Boystown 7: Bloodlines |
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| align="center"| Gay Poetry
| Nicholas Wong, Crevasse |
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| align="center"| Gay Romance
| Debbie McGowan, When Skies Have Fallen |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Erotica
| Meghan O'Brien, The Muse |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Fiction
| Chinelo Okparanta, Under the Udala Trees |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Memoir/Biography
| Kate Carroll de Gutes, Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Mystery
| Ann Aptaker, Tarnished Gold |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Poetry
| Dawn Lundy Martin, Life in a Box is a Pretty Life |
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| align="center"| Lesbian Romance
| Julie Blair, Making a Comeback |
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| align="center"| LGBT Anthology
| Damien Luxe, Heather M. Ács and Sabina Ibarrola, Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance from the Heels on Wheels Femme Galaxy |
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| align="center"| LGBT Children's/Young Adult
| Alex Gino, George |
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| align="center"| LGBT Debut Fiction
| Victor Yates, A Love Like Blood |
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| align="center"| LGBT Drama
| Tanya Barfield, Bright Half Life |
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| align="center"| LGBT Graphic Novel
| E. K. Weaver, The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ & Amal |
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| align="center"| LGBT Non-Fiction
| Marcia M. Gallo, “No One Helped”: Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy |
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| align="center"| LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
| Kirsty Logan, The Gracekeepers |
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| align="center"| LGBT Studies
| Hiram Pérez, A Taste for Brown Bodies: Gay Modernity and Cosmopolitan Desire |
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| align="center"| Transgender Fiction
| Roz Kaveney, Tiny Pieces of Skull, or a Lesson in Manners |
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| align="center"| Transgender Non-Fiction
| Willy Wilkinson, Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency |
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| align="center"| Transgender Poetry
| kari edwards, succubus in my pocket | |
References
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