Lambda Literary Award for Mystery
{{short description|Annual literary award for mystery novels with LGBT-themes}}
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The Lambda Literary Award for Mystery is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a mystery novel by or about people in the LGBT community. Prior to 2021, the award was separated into separate categories for Gay and Lesbian Mystery.
Recipients
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|+ !Official Category Title !Abbreviation !Award Year(s) |
Lesbian Mystery/Science Fiction
|Lesb. M/SF |1989 |
Gay Mystery/Science Fiction
|Gay M/SF |1989 |
Lesbian Mystery
|Lesbian Mys. |1990-2020 |
Gay Mystery
|Gay Mys. |1990-2020 |
LGBTQ Mystery
|LGBTQ |2021 |
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|+Lambda Literary Award for Mystery finalists and winners ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Author ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{Abbreviation|Ref.|References}} |
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! rowspan="10" |1989 ! rowspan="5" |Gay M/SF |{{Sortname|Michael|Nava}} |Goldenboy |Winner |
{{Sortname|Donald|Ward|nolink=1}}
|Death Takes the Stage | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{Sortname|Joseph|Hansen|Joseph Hansen (writer)}}
|Obedience |
{{Sortname|Michael|Bishop|Michael Bishop (author)}}
|Unicorn Mountain |
{{Sortname|George|Baxt}}
|Who’s Next |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesb. M/SF |{{sortname|Antoinette|Azolakov}} |Skiptrace |Winner |
{{sortname|Sandy|Bayer}}
|The Crystal Curtain | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Dolores|Klaich}}
|Heavy Gilt |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Lessons In Murder |
{{sortname|Judy|Grahn}}
|Mundane's World |
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! rowspan="10" |1990 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}} |Simple Suburban Murder |Winner |
{{sortname|Samuel M.|Steward}}
|Caravaggio Shawl | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Stan|Leventhal}}
|Faultlines: Stories of Suspense |
{{sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|Finale edited |
{{sortname|Jeffrey N.|McMahan}}
|Somewhere in the Night |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}} |The Beverly Malibu |Winner |
{{sortname|Antoinette|Azolakov}}
|The Contactees Die Young | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Barbara|Wilson|Barbara Wilson (author)}}
|Dog Collar Murders |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Fatal Reunion |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Hallowed Murder |
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! rowspan="10" |1991 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Michael|Nava}} |Howtown |Winner |
{{sortname|Stan|Leventhal}}
|Black Marble Pool | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Body To Dye For |
{{sortname|Joseph|Hansen|Joseph Hansen (writer)}}
|Boy Who Was Buried This Morning |
{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}}
|Why Isn’t Becky Twitchell Dead? |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Barbara|Wilson|Barbara Wilson (author)}} | rowspan="2" |Winner (tie) |
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|{{sortname|Lauren|Wright Douglas}} |Ninth Life |
{{sortname|Sarah|Dreher}}
|A Captive In Time | rowspan="3" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Death Down Under |
{{sortname|Camarin|Grae}}
|Slick |
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! rowspan="10" |1992 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Joseph|Hansen|Joseph Hansen (writer)}} |A Country of Old Men |Winner |
{{sortname|Stan|Cutler|nolink=1}}
|Best Performance by a Patsy | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Larry|Townsend}}
|Master’s Counterpoints |
{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}}
|Sorry Now? |
{{sortname|Stan|Cutler|nolink=1}}
|The Face on the Cutting Room Floor |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}} |Murder by Tradition |Winner |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Cop Out | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Amanda Kyle|Williams}}
|The Providence File |
{{sortname|Sandra|Scoppetone}}
|Everything You Have is Mine |
{{sortname|Mary|Morell}}
|Final Session |
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! rowspan="10" |1993 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Michael|Nava}} |The Hidden Law |Winner |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1993-07-14 |title=5th Annual Lambda Literary Awards |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/1993/07/lambda-literary-awards-1992/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Lambda Literary |language=en |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122021111/https://lambdaliterary.org/1993/07/lambda-literary-awards-1992/ |url-status=live }} |
{{sortname|Steve|Johnson|nolink=1}}
|Final Atonement | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Love You to Death |
{{sortname|Larry|Townsend}}
|One for the Master, Two for the Fool |
{{sortname|Richard|Stevenson|Richard Lipez}} |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Jaye|Maiman}} |Crazy for Loving | rowspan="2" |Winner (tie) |
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|{{sortname|Elizabeth|Pincus}} |Two-Bit Tango |
{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|Deaths of Jocasta | rowspan="3" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Nikki|Baker}}
|Lavender House Murder |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Stage Fright |
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! rowspan="10" |1994 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Steven|Saylor}} |Catilina’s Riddle |Winner |
{{sortname|Joseph|Hansen|Joseph Hansen (writer)}}
|Bohannon’s Country | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Dead On Your Feet |
{{sortname|George|Baxt}}
|Mae West Murder Case |
{{sortname|John|Cooke|nolink=1}}
|Torsos |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Mary|Wings}} |Divine Victim |Winner |
{{sortname|Mabel|Maney}}
|Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Sandra|Scoppetone}}
|I'll Be Leaving You Always |
{{sortname|Nikki|Baker}}
|Long Goodbyes |
{{sortname|Barbara|Wilson|Barbara Wilson (author)}}
|Trouble In Transylvania |
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! rowspan="10" |1995 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|John|Berendt}} |Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |Winner |
{{sortname|Samuel|Delaney}}
|Mad Man | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Mask for a Diva |
{{sortname|George|Baxt}}
|Queer Kind of Love |
{{sortname|Caleb|Carr}} |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}} |Small Sacrifice |Winner |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Body Guard | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Mabel|Maney}}
|Case of the Good-For-Nothing Girlfriend |
{{sortname|Sandra|Scoppetone}}
|My Sweet Untraceable You |
{{sortname|Randye|Lordon}}
|Sister's Keeper |
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! rowspan="11" |1996 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|R. D.|Zimmerman}} |Closet |Winner |
{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}}
|Another Dead Teenager | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|George|Baxt}}
|Queer Kind of Umbrella |
{{sortname|Richard|Stevenson|Richard Lipez}}
|Shock to the System |
{{sortname|Steven|Saylor}} |
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! rowspan="6" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}} |The Intersection of Law and Desire |Winner |
{{sortname|Jaye|Maiman}}
|Baby, It's Cold | rowspan="5" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Faint Praise |
{{sortname|Elizabeth|Pincus}}
|Hangdog Hustle |
{{sortname|Penny|Mickelbury}}
|Night Songs |
{{sortname|Jaye|Maiman}}
|Someone to Watch |
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! rowspan="9" |1997 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Michael|Nava}} |Death of Friends |Winner |
{{sortname|Steven|Saylor}}
|Murder on the Appian Way | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}}
|Simple Justice |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Time to Check Out |
{{sortname|R. D.|Zimmerman}}
|Tribe |
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! rowspan="4" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}} |Robber's Wine |Winner |
{{sortname|Jackie|Manthorne}}
|Final Take | rowspan="3" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Inner Circle |
{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}}
|Liberty Square |
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! rowspan="10" |1998 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|David|Hunt|David Hunt (writer)}} |The Magician’s Tale |Winner |
{{sortname|Christopher|Bram}}
|Gossip | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|R. D.|Zimmerman}}
|Hostage |
{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}}
|Revision of Justice |
{{sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|The Burning Plain |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Randye|Lordon}} |Father Forgive Me |Winner |
{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}}
|Apparition Alley | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Carole|laFavor}}
|Evil Dead Center |
{{sortname|Cynthia|Webb}}
|No Daughter of the South |
{{sortname|Jaye|Maiman}}
|Old Black Magic |
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! rowspan="10" |1999 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|R. D.|Zimmerman}} |Outburst |Winner |
{{sortname|Grant|Michaels}}
|Dead as a Doornail | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Fred|Hunter|nolink=1}}
|Federal Fag |
{{sortname|Richard|Stevenson|Richard Lipez}}
|Strachey’s Folly |
{{sortname|Randy|Boyd|Randy Boyd (writer)}}
|Uprising |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Nicola|Griffith}} |The Blue Place |Winner |
{{sortname|Randye|Lordon}}
|Mother May I | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Past Due |
{{sortname|Sarah|Dreher}}
|Shaman's Moon |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Wicked Games |
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! rowspan="10" |2000 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}} |Justice at Risk |Winner |
{{sortname|Mark|Zubro}}
|Drop Dead | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|R. D.|Zimmerman}}
|Innuendo |
{{sortname|Lev|Raphael}}
|The Death of a Constant Lover |
{{sortname|Keith|Hartman}}
|The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}} |Hunting the Witch |Winner |
{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|Lost Daughters | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Clair|McNab}}
|Murder Undercover |
{{sortname|Mary|Wings}}
|She Came in Drag |
{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}}
|Sleeping Bones |
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! rowspan="10" |2001 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}} |The Limits of Justice |Winner |
{{sortname|Christopher|Rice}}
|A Density of Souls | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Krandall|Kraus}}
|Love’s Last Chance |
{{sortname|Michael|Craft}}
|Name Games |
{{sortname|Casey|Nelson|nolink=1}}
|Nothing Gold Can Stay |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Jean|Marcy}} |Mommy Deadest |Winner |
{{sortname|Val|McDermid}}
|Booked for Murder | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Barbara|Wilson|Barbara Wilson (author)}}
|The Case of the Orphanned Bassoonists |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Death Understood |
{{sortname|Therese|Szymanski}}
|When Evil Changes Face |
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! rowspan="10" |2002 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Michael|Nava}} |Rag and Bone |Winner |
{{sortname|Michael|Craft}}
|Boy Toy | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Warren|Dunford}}
|Making a Killing |
{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}}
|Sex and Murder.Com |
{{sortname|Dorien|Grey}}
|The Butcher’s Son |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}} |Merchant of Venus |Winner |
{{sortname|Alex|Marcoux}}
|Back to Salem | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Mabel|Maney}}
|Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy |
{{sortname|Pat|Welch}}
|Moving Targets |
{{sortname|Lauren|Maddison}}
|Witchfire |
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! rowspan="10" |2003 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|Christopher|Rice}} |The Snow Garden |Winner |{{Cite web|last=Schechner|first=Karen|date=2003-06-04|title=Lambda Literary Foundation Presents 2003 Lammies|url=http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/lambda-literary-foundation-presents-2003-lammies.html|access-date=2022-01-14|website=American Booksellers Association|archive-date=2022-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114215043/http://archivenews.bookweb.org/news/lambda-literary-foundation-presents-2003-lammies.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez Cerna|first=Antonio|date=2003-07-10|title=15th Annual Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2003/07/lambda-literary-awards-2002/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2020-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506234143/https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2003/07/lambda-literary-awards-2002/|url-status=live}} |
{{sortname|Michael|Craft}}
|Hot Spot | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Murder in the Rue Dauphine |
{{sortname|Dorien|Grey}}
|The Hired Man |
{{sortname|Drew|Gummerson}}
|The Lodger |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Woodcraft}} |Good Bad Woman | rowspan="2" |Winner (tie) |
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|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}} |Immaculate Midnight |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|Accidental Murder | rowspan="3" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Heather Dune|Macadam}}
|The Weeping Buddha |
{{sortname|Lauren|Maddison}}
|Death by Prophecy |
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! rowspan="10" |2004 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}} |Blind Eye |Winner |
{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Bourbon Street Blues | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Mark Richard|Zubro}}
|Dead Egotistical Morons |
{{sortname|Elliott|Mackle}}
|It Takes Two |
{{sortname|David|Stukas}}
|Wearing Black to the White Party |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Sims}} |Damn Straight |Winner |
{{sortname|Baxter|Clare}}
|Cry Havoc | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Bett Reece|Johnson}}
|The Woman Who Found Grace |
{{sortname|Lauren|Maddison}}
|Epitaph for an Angel |
{{sortname|Ida|Swearingen}}
|Owl of the Desert |
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! rowspan="10" |2005 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{Sortname|Anthony|Bidulka}} |Flight of Aquavit |Winner |
{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Jackson Square Jazz | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}}
|Moth and Flame |
{{sortname|Gary|Zebrun}}
|Someone You Know |
{{sortname|Dorien|Grey}}
|The Role Players |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}} |Hancock Park |Winner |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|An Intimate Ghost | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Jennifer L.|Jordan}}
|Commitment to Die |
{{sortname|Claire|McNab}}
|The Wombat Strategy |
{{sortname|Mary|Vermillion}}
|Death by Discount |
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! rowspan="10" |2006 ! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys. |{{sortname|D. Travers|Scott}} |One of These Things is Not Like the Other |Winner |
{{sortname|W. Randy|Haynes}}
|Cajun Snuff | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Rick|Copp}}
|The Actor’s Guide to Greed |
{{sortname|Dorien|Grey}}
|The Paper Mirror |
{{sortname|Michael Allen|Dymmoch}}
|White Tiger |
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! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys. |{{sortname|Alicia|Gaspar De Alba}} |Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders |Winner |
{{sortname|Penny|Mickelbury}}
|Darkness Descending | rowspan="4" |Finalist |
{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|The Iron Girl |
{{sortname|Radclyffe |
|Justice Served
|-
|{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}}
|Women of Mystery
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2007
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Garry|Ryan}}
|The Lucky Elephant Restaurant
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Mardi Gras Mambo
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Randall|Peffer}}
|Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues
|-
|{{sortname|James|Lear}}
|The Back Passage
|-
|{{sortname|Josh|Lanyon}}
|The Hell You Say
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Laurie R.|King}}
|The Art of Detection
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Jessica|Thomas}}
|The Weekend Visitor
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Joan|Opyr}}
|Idaho Code
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Night Vision
|-
|{{sortname|Rose|Beecham}}
|Sleep of Reason
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="11" |2008
! rowspan="6" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Murder in the Rue Chartres
|Winner
|{{Cite web|date=2008-06-05|title=2008 Lambda Award Winners Announced|url=https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-818/2008-Lambda-Award-Winners-Announced|access-date=2022-01-12|website=McNally Robinson Booksellers|language=en|archive-date=2022-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819055254/https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/editorial-818/2008-Lambda-Award-Winners-Announced|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2007-04-30|title=20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2007/04/lambda-literary-awards-2007-2/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120014347/https://lambdaliterary.org/2007/04/lambda-literary-awards-2007-2/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Chris|Beakey}}
|Double Abduction
| rowspan="5" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Caro|Soles}}
|Drag Queen in the Court of Death
|-
|{{sortname|Neil|Plakcy}}
|Mahu Surfer
|-
|{{sortname|Roberto|Ferrari|nolink=1}}
|Pierce
|-
|{{sortname|Anthony|Bidulka}}
|Stain of the Berry
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Gabrielle|Goldsby}}
|Wall of Silence
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Gerri|Hill}}
|In the Name of the Father
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Ursula|Steck}}
|Laura's War
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Mortal Groove
|-
|{{sortname|Jennifer L.|Jordan}}
|Selective Memory
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2009
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Scott|Sherman}}
|First You Fall
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Neil|Plakcy}}
|Mahu Fire
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|John Morgan|Wilson}}
|Spider Season
|-
|{{sortname|Anthony|Bidulka}}
|Sundowner Ubuntu
|-
|{{sortname|Stephen|Anable}}
|The Fisher Boy
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Josie|Gordon}}
|Whacked
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Diane|Anderson-Minshall}}
|Blind Faith
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Ali|Vali}}
|Calling the Dead
|-
|{{sortname|Jessica|Thomas}}
|Losers Weepers
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Sweet Poison
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2010
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Michael Thomas|Ford}}
|What We Remember
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Josh|Aterovis}}
|All Lost Things
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Ralph|Ashworth}}
|Killer of Orchids
|-
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Murder in the Garden District
|-
|{{sortname|Rob|Byrnes}}
|Straight Lies
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|Death of a Dying Man
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Paulette|Callen}}
|Command of Silence
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|The Mirror and the Mask
|-
|{{sortname|Joan|Opyr}}
|From Hell to Breakfast
|-
|{{sortname|Josie|Gordon}}
|Toasted
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2011
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|David|Lennon}}
|Echoes
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Richard|Stevenson|Richard Lipez}}
|Cockeyed
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|
|-
|{{sortname|I.E.|Woodward}}
|Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers
|
|-
|{{sortname|Garry|Ryan}}
|Smoked
|
|-
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Vieux Carre Voodoo
|
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Val|McDermid}}
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|The Cruel Ever After
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|
|-
|{{sortname|Kim|Baldwin}}
|Missing Lynx
|
|-
|{{sortname|Stella|Duffy}}
|Parallel Lies
|
|-
|{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|Water Mark
|
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2012
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Richard|Stevenson|Richard Lipez}}
|Red White Black and Blue
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|David|Lennon}}
|Blue’s Bayou
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries
|-
|{{sortname|Garry|Ryan}}
|Malabarista
|-
|{{sortname|Jess|Faraday}}
|The Affair of the Porcelain Dog
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Kim|Baldwin}}
|Dying to Live
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|AJ|Quinn}}
|Hostage Moon
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|R. E.|Bradshaw}}
|Rainey Nights: A Rainey Bell Thriller
|-
|{{sortname|Martha|Miller}}
|Retirement Plan
|-
|{{sortname|Val|McDermid}}
|Trick of the Dark
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="10" |2013
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Jeffrey|Round}}
|Lake on the Mountain: A Dan Sharp Mystery
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=Yates|first=Ryan|date=2013-06-04|title=2013 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/2013-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced-179194/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Autostraddle|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112001728/https://www.autostraddle.com/2013-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced-179194/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2013-06-04|title=25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2013/06/25th-annual-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108192318/https://lambdaliterary.org/2013/06/25th-annual-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Rod|Shelton}}
|Bokassa’s Last Apostle
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Anthony|Bidulka}}
|Dos Equis
|-
|{{sortname|Janice|Law}}
|Fires of London
|-
|{{sortname|Steve Neil|Johnson}}
|The Yellow Canary
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|Ill Will
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|C.P.|Rowlands}}
|Jacob's War
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Robin|Silverman}}
|Lemon Reef
|-
|{{sortname|R. E.|Bradshaw}}
|Molly: House on Fire
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Rest for the Wicked
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="20" |2014
! rowspan="9" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Janice|Law}}
|The Prisoner of the Riviera: A Francis Bacon Mystery
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=bent|date=2014-06-03|title=Full List of 2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/06/full-list-of-2014-lambda-literary-award-winners-214124/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112003115/https://www.indiewire.com/2014/06/full-list-of-2014-lambda-literary-award-winners-214124/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2014-06-03|title=Winners of the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Announced|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2014/06/winners-of-the-26th-annual-lambda-literary-awards-announced/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912131635/https://lambdaliterary.org/2014/06/winners-of-the-26th-annual-lambda-literary-awards-announced/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Baton Rouge Bingo
| rowspan="8" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown 5: Murder Book
|-
|{{sortname|David|Lennon}}
|Fierce
|-
|{{sortname|Garry|Ryan}}
|Foxed
|-
|{{sortname|Jonathan|Gregory|nolink=1}}
|In Real Life, The 3rd Gemini & Flowers Mystery
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Zubro}}
|Pawn of Satan
|-
|{{sortname|Jon|Michaelsen}}
|Pretty Boy Dead
|-
|{{sortname|Sarah|Black}}
|The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="11" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Katherine V.|Forrest}}
|High Desert
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Val|McDermid}}
|Cross and Burn
| rowspan="10" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Anne|Holt}}
|Death of the Demon
|-
|{{sortname|Laura|Antoniou}}
|The Killer Wore Leather: A Mystery
|-
|{{sortname|Ann|Roberts|Anne Roberts (writer)}}
|Point of Betrayal
|-
|{{sortname|R. E.|Bradshaw}}
|The Rainey Season
|-
|{{sortname|Jean|Sheldon}}
|She Overheard Murder
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Taken by the Wind
|-
|{{sortname|Jenna|Rae}}
|Turning on the Tide
|-
|{{sortname|Diane|Wood|Diane Wood (writer)}}
|Web of Obsessions
|-
|{{sortname|Ian|Hamilton|Ian Hamilton (writer)}}
|The Wild Beasts of Wuhan: An Ava Lee Novel
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="13" |2015
! rowspan="8" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Katie|Gilmartin}}
|Blackmail, My Love: A Murder Mystery
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Karma|date=2015-06-04|title=Lambda Literary Award 2015 Winners Announced|url=https://www.alibris.com/blog/lambda-literary-award-2015-winners-announced/?doing_wp_cron=1642192409.1770710945129394531250|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Alibris|archive-date=2022-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114215043/https://www.alibris.com/blog/lambda-literary-award-2015-winners-announced/?doing_wp_cron=1642192409.1770710945129394531250|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hertzel|first=Laurie|date=2015-06-18|title=Ellen Hart wins her sixth Lambda Award|url=https://www.startribune.com/ellen-hart-wins-her-sixth-lambda-award/308217311/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Star Tribune|archive-date=2015-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622063459/http://www.startribune.com/ellen-hart-wins-her-sixth-lambda-award/308217311/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Jameson|Currier}}
|A Gathering Storm
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown 6: From the Ashes
|-
|{{sortname|David|Swatling}}
|Calvin’s Head
|-
|{{sortname|David|Lennon}}
|DeadFall
|-
|{{sortname|Josh|Lanyon}}
|Fair Game
|-
|{{sortname|Janice|Law}}
|Moon Over Tangier
|-
|{{sortname|Rafe|Haze}}
|The Next
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|The Old Deep and Dark
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Anne|Laughlin}}
|The Acquittal
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Charles|Atkins|Charles Atkins (writer)}}
|Done to Death
|-
|{{sortname|Valerie|Bronwen}}
|Slash and Burn
|-
|{{sortname|Stevie|Mikayne}}
|UnCatholic Conduct
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="16" |2016
! rowspan="8" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown 7: Bloodlines
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=Johns|first=Merryn|date=2016-07-05|title=2016 LAMMYS A Huge Success|url=https://www.curvemag.com/diversity-and-inclusion/lgbtqi-awards/2016-lammys-a-huge-success/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=CURVE|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221033523/https://www.curvemag.com/blog/lgbtqi-awards/2016-lammys-a-huge-success/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2016-06-07|title=28th Annual Lammy Award Winners Announced|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2016/06/28th-annual-lammy-award-winners-announced/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108170932/https://lambdaliterary.org/2016/06/28th-annual-lammy-award-winners-announced/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Jeffrey|Round}}
|After the Horses
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Jon|Wilson}}
|Cheap as Beasts
|-
|{{sortname|Wallace|Godfrey}}
|Introducing Sunfish & Starfish: Tropical Drag Queen Detectives
|-
|{{sortname|Rhys|Ford}}
|Murder and Mayhem
|-
|{{sortname|Christopher|Bollen}}
|-
|{{sortname|Tom|Mendicino}}
|The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter
|-
|{{sortname|Robert|Karjel}}
|The Swede
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="8" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Victoria|Brownworth}}
|Ordinary Mayhem
| rowspan="2" |Winner (tie)
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
|{{sortname|Ann|Aptaker}}
|Tarnished Gold
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|The Grave Soul
| rowspan="6" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Lee|Winter}}
|The Red Files
|-
|{{sortname|Debra|Hyde}}
|The Tattered Heiress: Volume Two of the Charlotte Olmes Mystery Series
|-
|{{sortname|Stevie|Mikayne}}
|Illicit Artifacts
|-
|{{sortname|Cari|Hunter}}
|No Good Reason
|-
|{{sortname|R. E.|Bradshaw}}
|Relatively Rainey
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="13" |2017
! rowspan="5" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|J. Aaron|Sanders}}
|Speakers of the Dead: A Walt Whitman Mystery
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Dal|Maclean}}
|Bitter Legacy
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|L. A.|Fields}}
|Homo Superiors
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|Lay Your Sleeping Head
|-
|{{sortname|Janice|Law}}
|Nights in Berlin
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="8" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Jessica L.|Webb}}
|Pathogen
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Jessie|Chandler}}
|Blood Money Murder
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Cheryl A.|Head}}
|Bury Me When I'm Dead
|-
|{{sortname|Andrea|Bramhall}}
|Collide-O-Scope
|-
|{{sortname|Lynn|Ames}}
|Final Cut
|-
|{{sortname|Lee|Winter}}
|Requiem for Immortals
|-
|{{sortname|Jennifer L.|Jordan}}
|Under Contract
|-
|{{sortname|T. L.|Hart}}
|Walk-in
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="16" |2018
! rowspan="8" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Night Drop
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=Froemming-Carter|first=Rah|date=2018-06-05|title=2018 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced|url=https://bookriot.com/2018-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=BOOK RIOT|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095230/https://bookriot.com/2018-lambda-literary-award-winners-announced/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2018-06-05|title=30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2018/06/lambda-literary-award/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121230859/https://lambdaliterary.org/2018/06/lambda-literary-award/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown 10: Gifts Given
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Kim|Fielding}}
|Love is Heartless
|-
|{{sortname|Mark|Zubro}}
|Ring of Silence
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|Street People
|-
|{{sortname|C. S.|Poe}}
|The Mystery of the Curiosities
|-
|{{sortname|Rhys|Ford}}
|Tramps and Thieves
|-
|{{sortname|Kate|Sherwood|nolink=1}}
|Long Shadows
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="8" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|A. E.|Radley}}
|Huntress
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|The Girl on the Edge of Summer
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Andrea|Bramhall}}
|The Last First Time
|-
|{{sortname|Cari|Hunter}}
|A Quiet Death
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Fever in the Dark
|-
|{{sortname|Kate Jessica|Raphael}}
|Murder Under the Fig Tree: A Palestine Mystery
|-
|{{sortname|Anne|Holt}}
|Odd Numbers
|-
|{{sortname|Jessica L.|Webb}}
|Repercussions
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="15" |2019
! rowspan="8" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Joseph|Olshan}}
|Black Diamond Fall
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Boystown 11: Heart’s Desire
|-
|{{sortname|David S.|Pederson}}
|Death Checks In
|-
|{{sortname|John|Copenhaver|nolink=1}}
|Dodging and Burning: A Mystery
|-
|{{sortname|Bud|Gundy}}
|Somewhere Over Lorain Road
|-
|{{sortname|Neil S.|Plakcy}}
|Survival Is a Dying Art: An Angus Green Novel
|-
|{{sortname|Jeffrey|Round}}
|The God Game: A Dan Sharp Mystery
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="7" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Claire|O'Dell}}
|A Study in Honor: A Novel
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Joseph|Fink}}
|Alice Isn't Dead: A Novel
| rowspan="6" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Gerri|Hill}}
|The Locket
|-
|{{sortname|Catherine|Maiorisi}}
|A Matter of Blood
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|A Whisper of Bones
|-
|{{sortname|A. Rose|Mathieu}}
|Secrets of the Last Castle
|-
|{{sortname|Linda J.|Wright}}
|Stolen: A Kieran Yeats Mystery
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="14" |2020
! rowspan="8" |Gay Mys.
|{{sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|Carved in Bone: A Henry Rios Novel
|Winner
|{{Cite web|title=2020 Winners|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2020-winners/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206094210/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2020-winners/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Aviles|first=Gwen|date=2020-06-01|title=Lambda Literary announces 25 winning books for annual Lammy Awards|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/select/nbc-out/best-lgbtq-books-lammy-awards-lambda-literary-ncna1215746|access-date=2022-01-11|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-date=2022-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095220/https://www.nbcnews.com/select/nbc-out/best-lgbtq-books-lammy-awards-lambda-literary-ncna1215746|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Vanderhoof|first=Erin|date=2020-06-01|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/lambda-literary-lammy-32nd-annual-award-winners|access-date=2022-01-11|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610010109/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/lambda-literary-lammy-32nd-annual-award-winners|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Craft}}
|ChoirMaster: A Mister Puss Mystery
| rowspan="7" |Finalist
| rowspan="7" |{{Cite web|last=Yee|first=Katie|date=2020-03-10|title=Here are the finalists for the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards!|url=https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2020-lambda-literary-awards/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Literary Hub|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401020435/https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2020-lambda-literary-awards/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Michelle|date=2020-03-10|title=Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a31261320/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-2020/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Oprah Daily|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215042913/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a31261320/lambda-literary-awards-finalists-2020/|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|David S.|Pederson}}
|Death Takes a Bow
|-
|{{sortname|Marshall|Thornton}}
|Rewind
|-
|{{sortname|Greg|Herren}}
|Royal Street Reveillon
|-
|{{sortname|Timothy Jay|Smith}}
|The Fourth Courier
|-
|{{sortname|Chris|Gill|nolink=1}}
|The Nowhere
|-
|{{sortname|Liam|McIlvanney}}
|The Quaker
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="6" |Lesbian Mys.
|{{sortname|Ann|McMan}}
|Galileo
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|Catherine|Maiorisi}}
|The Blood Runs Cold
| rowspan="5" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Claire|O'Dell}}
|The Hound of Justice
|-
|{{sortname|Amelia|Ellis}}
|The Mirror of Muraro
|-
|{{sortname|Charlotte|Greene}}
|Gnarled Hollow
|-
|{{sortname|Ellen|Hart}}
|Twisted at the Root: A Jane Lawless Mystery
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |2021
! rowspan="5" |LGBTQ
|{{sortname|Tom|Ryan||nolink=1}}
|I Hope You're Listening
|Winner
|{{Cite web|last=Essen|first=Leah Rachel von|date=2021-06-02|title=Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards|url=https://bookriot.com/2021-lambda-literary-awards/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=BOOK RIOT|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120084551/https://bookriot.com/2021-lambda-literary-awards/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=2021 Winners|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2021-winners/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Lambda Literary|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109013027/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2021-winners/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Qiao|first=Vicky|date=2020-06-02|title=Indigenous anthology Love After The End wins Lambda Literary Award|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/indigenous-anthology-love-after-the-end-wins-lambda-literary-award-1.6050249|access-date=2022-01-11|website=CBC Books|archive-date=2022-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320095219/https://www.cbc.ca/books/indigenous-anthology-love-after-the-end-wins-lambda-literary-award-1.6050249|url-status=live}}
|-
|{{sortname|A. E.|Radley}}
|Death Before Dessert
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{sortname|Cheryl A. |Head}}
|Find Me When I'm Lost
|-
|{{sortname|Stephen|Spotswood}}
|Fortune Favors the Dead
|-
|{{sortname|Rosalie|Knecht}}
|Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |2022
! rowspan="5" |LGBTQ
|{{Sortname|John|Copenhaver|nolink=|link=John Copenhaver (writer)}}
|The Savage Kind
|Winner
|-
|{{Sortname|P. J.|Vernon}}
|Bath Haus
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{Sortname|Jennifer|Hanlon Wilde}}
|Finding the Vein
|-
|{{Sortname|Michael|Nava}}
|Lies With Man
|-
|{{Sortname|Stephen|Spotswood}}
|Murder Under Her Skin
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |2023
! rowspan="5" |LGBTQ+
|{{Sortname|Hayley|Scrivenor}}
|Dirt Creek: A Novel
|Winner
|{{Cite web |title=2023 Winners |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2023-winners/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Lambda Literary |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525004753/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2023-winners/ |url-status=live }}
|-
|{{Sortname|David C|Dawson}}
|{{Sort|Death in Berlin|A Death in Berlin}}
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
|-
|{{Sortname|Joshua|Moehling}}
|And There He Kept Her
|-
|{{Sortname|Ann|McMan}}
|Dead Letters from Paradise
|-
|{{Sortname|Lev A. C.|Rosen}}
|Lavender House
|-style="background:LemonChiffon;
! rowspan="5" |2024
! rowspan="5" |LGBTQ+
|{{Sortname|Cari|Hunter}}
|A Calculated Risk
|Winner
|{{Cite web |last=Sobhan |first=Athena |date=2024-06-12 |title=2024 Lambda Literary Awards - See the Complete List of Winners |url=https://people.com/2024-lambda-literary-awards-see-the-complete-list-of-winners-8662165 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615095824/https://people.com/2024-lambda-literary-awards-see-the-complete-list-of-winners-8662165 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=People |language=en}}
|-
|Don't Forget the Girl
|{{Sortname|Rebecca|McKanna}}
| rowspan="4" |Finalist
| rowspan="4" |{{cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Announcing the Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards |url=https://www.them.us/story/lambda-literary-awards-2024-shortlist-announcement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405165014/https://www.them.us/story/lambda-literary-awards-2024-shortlist-announcement |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=them.}}
|-
|{{Sort|Good Ones|The Good Ones}}
|{{Sortname|Polly|Stewart}}
|-
|Transitory
|{{Sortname|J. M.|Redmann}}
|-
|Where the Dead Sleep
|{{Sortname|Joshua|Moehling}}
|}