The Lambda Literary Foundation announced the finalists for their 22nd annual Lambda Literary Awards. The awards ceremony will be held 27 May in New York City. More than 80 judges (including writers, booksellers, librarians, and professors) chose more than 100 finalists in 23 categories, based on LGBT content and quality of writing.
The finalists of special interest to sf/f/h readers are in the category of LGBT Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror:
Pumpkin Teeth by Tom Cardamone (Lethe Press)
Fist of the Spider Woman by Amber Dawn (Arsenal Pulp Press)
Centuries Ago and Very Fast by Rebecca Ore (Aqueduct Press)
In the Closet, Under the Bed by Lee Thomas (Dark Scribe Press)
Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente (Bantam/Spectra Books)
For the full list of finalists in all categories, see this page.
Tickets to the award ceremony are available for sale. See this page for details. The ceremony will be at the School of Visual Arts Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY.
The Lambda Literary Foundation describes itself as “the country’s leading organization for LGBT literature. Our mission is to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians—the whole literary community.”