Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
The Lammy finalists are in! And this year Lambda Literary features an impressive list of books in the Lesbian Poetry, Gay Poetry, and Transgender Poetry categories. A little about the organization, award, and this year's ceremony:
Lambda Literary, the nation’s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing LGBTQ literature, announced the finalists of the 29th Annual Lambda Literary Awards–or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known. They were chosen from nearly 900 submissions and over 300 publishers. Submissions came from major mainstream publishers and from independent presses, from both long-established and new LGBTQ publishers, as well as from emerging publish-on-demand technologies. Visionary and Trustee Award honorees, the master of ceremonies, and celebrity presenters will be announced in April. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday evening, June 12, 2017 in New York City.
And now for those finalists!
Lesbian Poetry
Bestiary, Donika Kelly, Graywolf Press
Complete Works of Pat Parker, edited by Julie R. Enszer, Sinister Wisdom/A Midsummer Night’s Press
Journal of Ugly Sites, Stacy Szymaszek, Fence Books
Night, Etel Adnan, Nightboat Books
play dead, francine j. harris, Alice James Books
Swarm Queen’s Crown, Stephanie Adams-Santos, Fathom Books
The Old Philosopher, Vi Khi Nao, Nightboat Books
You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened, ArisaWhite, Augury BooksGay Poetry
DIG, Bryan Borland, Stillhouse Press
Night Sky with Exit Wounds, Ocean Vuong, Copper Canyon Press
Primer, Aaron Smith, University of Pittsburgh Press
Rapture, Sjohnna McCray, Graywolf Press
The Halo, C. Dale Young, Four Way Books
The Taxidermist’s Cut, Rajiv Mohabir, Four Way Books
Thief in the Interior, Phillip B. Williams, Alice James Books
Trouble the Water, Derrick Austin, BOATransgender Poetry
even this page is white, Vivek Shraya, Arsenal Pulp Press
The Romance of Siam: A Pocket Guide, Jai Arun Ravine, Timeless, Infinite Light
Reacquainted with Life, Kokumo, Topside Press
Safe Space, Jos Charles, Ahsahta Press
Sympathetic Little Monster, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Ricochet Editions