2026 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists

The Lambda Literary Foundation has revealed the finalists for the 38th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the “Lammys,” which celebrate outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books. The LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction category includes titles such as Volatile Memory, Cry, Voidbringer, Beings, Two Truths and a Lie, and Blood on Her Tongue. Other categories include Lesbian Fiction, Transgender Fiction, Gay Romance, Bisexual Fiction, and LGBTQ+ Mystery. Additional categories include LGBTQ+ Drama, LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica, LGBTQ+ Young Adult, LGBTQ+ Middle Grade, and LGBTQ+ Children’s Books. Anthology, Poetry, and Nonfiction categories are also represented.

• The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 38th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”), celebrating “the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books.”
• Categories, authors, and titles of genre interest include the following: LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction Volatile Memory , Seth Haddon (Tordotcom) Cry, Voidbringer , Elaine Ho (Bindery) Beings , Ilana Masad (Bloomsbury) Two Truths and a Lie , Cory O’Brien (Pantheon) Blood on Her Tongue , Johanna Van Veen (Poisoned Pen)
• Other categories include Lesbian Fiction, Transgender Fiction, Gay Romance, Bisexual Fiction, and LGBTQ+ Mystery.

Source: Locus Magazine  | 
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