The Lambda Literary Foundation has revealed the winners of the 38th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, known as the “Lammys,” which honor the best works in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature.
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In the category of LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction, the winner is Ilana Masad for her book *Beings* (Bloomsbury), with nominees including *Volatile Memory* by Seth Haddon and *Cry, Voidbringer* by Elaine Ho.
Kat Dunn won for *Hungerstone* (Zando) in Lesbian Fiction, while Timothy Janovsky took the award for Gay Romance with *A Mannequin for Christmas* (St. Martin’s Griffin).
Demree McGhee’s *Sympathy for Wild Girls* (Feminist) won in Bisexual Fiction, where nominees included works by Kerry Cullen and Melissa Lozada-Oliva.
Riley Redgate was honored in the LGBTQ+ Young Adult category for *Come Home to My Heart* (Union Square). The winner in LGBTQ+ Middle Grade was Rainie Oet for *Glitch Girl!* (Kokila).
The award for LGBTQ+ Anthology went to *Queer Lens: A History of Photography*, edited by Ryan Linkof and Paul Martineau (J. Paul Getty Museum). In Lesbian Poetry, Bianca Rae Messinger won for *pleasureis amiracle* (Nightboat).
In the LGBTQ+ Poetry category, *Yeet!* by jason b. crawford (Omnidawn) took top honors, while Roque Raquel Salas Rivera’s collection *Algarabía* (Graywolf) won in Transgender Poetry.
Lidia Yuknavitch received the Bisexual Nonfiction award for *Reading the Waves* (Riverhead), and Jennifer Finney Boylan was awarded in Transgender Nonfiction for her book *Cleavage* (Celadon).
For a complete list of winners and additional details, please refer to the official Lambda Literary website.