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<\/p>\n29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST<\/b><\/p>\n
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Lambda Literary announced the winners of its 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards<\/a> for excellence in LGBT literature at\u00a0a ceremony Monday night at the NYU Skirball Center of the Performing Arts in New York City.<\/p>\n Hosted by trans-genre artist Justin Vivian Bond<\/a>, presenters included Tony Award-winning producer\u00a0Vivek\u00a0Toward, comedian\u00a0Tig Notaro, actress\u00a0Cynthia Nixon, and New York Times<\/em> columnists\u00a0Frank Bruni and\u00a0Masha Gessen.<\/p>\n Notable \u201cLammy\u201d winners included\u00a0activist Cleve Jones\u00a0for\u00a0When We Rise: My Life in the Movement<\/i>\u00a0in Gay Memoir\/Biography, later adapted into a well-received television miniseries<\/a>\u00a0by Dustin Lance Black. \u201cI wrote this book because the LGBT movement saved my life,\u201d said Jones\u00a0as he accepted his award, \u201cand I\u2019m ready to keep fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n Other honorees are detailed by Lambda Literary:<\/p>\n Jacqueline Woodson and Jeanette Winterson were also honored for their lifetime achievements. Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Nixon introduced Woodson, a \u201cwriter who is part of the institution but stands outside it and critiques,\u201d said Nixon. \u201cShe is the writer, the friend, the citizen these times demand.\u201d\u00a0Accepting the Visionary Award, Woodson noted, \u201cThe work we do as a queer community for the generations beyond us make me proud to be standing here and accept this award.\u201d<\/p>\n Later, Baileys Women\u2019s Prize-winning author A.M. Homes introduced Jeanette Winterson, who won the Trustee Award. \u201cA lifetime achievement award is more than overdue for Jeanette,\u201d said Homes. During her acceptance speech, Winterson praised the powers of writers and imagination. \u201cEverything that happens starts with an idea,\u201d said Winterson. \u201cWe should protect and expand the imagination: to imagine the world as different than it is.\u201d<\/p>\n Other winners of the night included David France for\u00a0How to Survive a Plague: The Inside\u00a0Story\u00a0of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS<\/em>, a companion book to his award-winning documentary film, in LGBT Nonfiction.<\/p>\n Their closing statement:<\/p>\n \u201cIn a year of great political turmoil, the Lammys were a reminder that our LGBTQ writing community remains at the forefront of resistance to attacks on our communities,\u201d said Tony Valenzuela, Lambda Literary Executive Director. \u201cCongratulations to all the winners and honorees. You inspire us.\u201d<\/p>\n The full list of award winners:<\/p>\n The post 29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nLesbian Fiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Gay Fiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Bisexual Fiction \u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Bisexual Nonfiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Bisexual Poetry<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Transgender Fiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Nonfiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Transgender Nonfiction<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Lesbian Poetry (TIE)<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Gay Poetry<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Transgender Poetry<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Lesbian Mystery<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Gay Mystery<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Lesbian Memoir\/Biography<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Gay Memoir\/Biography<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Lesbian Romance<\/b><\/div>\n\n
Gay Romance<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Erotica<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Anthology<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Children\u2019s\/Young Adult<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Drama<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Graphic Novels<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT SF\/F\/Horror<\/b><\/div>\n\n
LGBT Studies<\/b><\/div>\n\n