How delighted are we that Martin Sherman's autobiography ON THE BOARDWALK is a finalist in the @lambdaliterary.org awards! #Lammys2026.

Current Finalists We’re proud to announce the finalists for this year's Lambda Literary Awards!

We're thrilled to share that two NYU Press titles have been selected as finalists for this year's Lammy Awards, given by @lambdaliterary.org.

In LGBTQ+ Studies: "Queer Lasting" by Sarah Ensor

In Lesbian Memoir/Biography: "Black Panther Woman" by Mary Frances Phillips

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Wow, this is amazing! We are #Lammys2026 finalists!

Thank you @lambdaliterary.org for recognizing Come Out and Play.

And special thanks to all of our contributors & teammates! This is a beautiful anthology project made up of many people’s work, love, and support. 🩷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Transgender Poetry Finalists Cont’d:
Death of the First Idea: Poems by Rickey Laurentiis.
Local Woman by Jzl Jmz.
Reprise: Poems and Photographs by @goldenthem.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org
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The 2026 finalists in Transgender Poetry are:
a body more tolerable by @jayesimpson.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social
Algarabía - The Song of Cenex, Natural Son of the Isle Alarabíyya by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera.
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Transgender Nonfiction Finalists Cont’d:
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline.
Uncanny Valley Girls by Zefyr Lisowski. @harperperennial.bsky.social
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Transgender Nonfiction Finalists Cont’d:
Gendertrash From Hell: The First Print Collection of the Zine That Changed Everything edited by Mirha Soleil-Ross. @littlepuss.net
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The 2026 finalists in Transgender Nonfiction:
Both/And by @thedennemichele @electricliterature.com
Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by @jennyboylan.bsky.social @celadonbooks.bsky.social
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Transgender Fiction Finalists Cont’d:
The Uncontinented Stars by @yavin4.bsky.social
Woodworking by Emily St. James.
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The 2026 finalists in Transgender Fiction:
Make Sure You Die Screaming by @zeecarlstrom.bsky.social
Terry Dactyl by @mbsycamore.bsky.social
The Lilac People: A Novel by Milo Todd. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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LGBTQ+ Young Adult Finalists Cont’d:
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate.
He’s So Possessed with Me by Corey Liu.
The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner.
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Young Adult:
An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys by @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social @lethepress.bsky.social
Camila Núñez's Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Pérez.
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LGBTQ+ Studies Finalists Cont’d:
Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World by Sarah Ensor. @nyupress.bsky.social
Sodomy's Solicitations: A Right to Queerness by Joseph J. Fischel.
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LGBTQ+ Studies Finalists Cont’d:
Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization by Iain Morland @columbiaup.bsky.social
Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties by Kareem Khubchandani, with LaWhore Vagistan
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Studies are:
Abolitionist Intimacies: Queer and Trans Migrants against the Deportation State by Eithne Luibhéid. @dukepress.bsky.social
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LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction Finalists Cont’d:
Two Truths and a Lie by @bettermyths.bsky.social
Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon.
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction:
Beings by @ilanaslightly.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Blood on Her Tongue by @johannavanveen @sbkslibrary @poisonedpenpress
Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho.
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LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica Finalists Cont’d:
Single Player by @taratai.com @alcovepress.bsky.social
Strip Me Down by @ajwriter.bsky.social
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica:
A Gentleman's Gentleman by @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social @ireadvintage.bsky.social
Fanboy in the Falls by J.E. Birk.
It Had to Be Him by Adib Khorram.
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LGBTQ+ Poetry Finalists Cont’d:
Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming by Eli Clare. @dukepress.bsky.social
Wayward Creatures by heidi andrea restrepo rhodes.
YEET! by @jasonbcrawford @omnidawn.bsky.social
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Poetry:
A Real Man Would Have a Gun: Poems by Stacey Waite. @unmpress.bsky.social
Non-Prophet by @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social
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LGBTQ+ Nonfiction Finalists Cont’d:
Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Elizabeth Lovatt.
The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders by Sarah Aziza.
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LGBTQ+ Nonfiction Finalists Cont’d:
Queer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony Delaney. @groveatlantic.bsky.social
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction:
Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs. @fsgbooks.bsky.social
Guest Privileges: Queer Lives and Finding Home in the Middle East by Gaar Adams.
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Mystery are:
A Queer Case by Robert Holtom.
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter by Samantha Crewson.
Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor.
Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen.
The Case of the Missing Maid by @roboslerwriter
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LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Finalists Cont’d:
Pasta Girls by Taylor Tracy.
The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu.
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Middle Grade:
A Song for You and I by K.O'Neill.
Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet.
It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango.
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LGBTQ+ Drama Finalists Cont’d:
MERCUTIO LOVES ROMEO LOVES JULIET LOVES by Gina Femia.
Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill.
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The 2026 finalists in LGBTQ+ Drama:
Ain't No Mo' by Jordan E. Cooper.
Another Kind of Silence by L M Feldman, translated by MoMo Holt.
Heartlines: A Love Story by Sarah Waisvisz. @talonbooks.bsky.social
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