Lambda Literary Award for Graphic Novel/Comics
The Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Graphic Novel is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a graphic novel with LGBT themes. As the award is presented based on themes in the work, not the sexuality or gender of the writer, non-LGBT individuals may be nominated for or win the award.
The award is presented to "[b]ook-length works of fiction or non-fiction that use a combination of words and sequential art to convey a narrative ..., including novels, graphic memoirs and short story or comics collections by the same author/team."[1]
Lambda Literary is one of few organizations that has recognized comics and graphic novels since the 1980s.[2] From 2014 to 2019, the award was named the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Graphic Novel but in 2020, it changed to the Lambda Literary Award for Comics.
Winners and nominees[]
Year | Contributor(s) | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Nicole J. Georges | Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir | Winner | [3][4][5] |
Alex Woolfson with Winona Nelson (illus.) | Artifice | Finalist | [6][4] | |
Tana Ford | Duck! Second Chances | |||
Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson, Kyle Baker, and Steve Dutro | The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story | |||
2015 | Joyce Brabner with Mark Zingarelli (illus.) | Second Avenue Caper | Winner | [7] |
Elisha Lim | 100 Crushes | Finalist | [8] | |
Kathleen Jacques | Band Vs. Band Comix Volume 1 | |||
A.K. Summers | Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag | |||
Nick Sumida | Snackies | |||
2016 | EK Weaver | The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ & Amal | Winner | [9][10] |
Jeremy Sorese | Curveball | Finalist | [11][12] | |
Maggie Thrash | Honor Girl | |||
Blue Delliquanti | O Human Star: Volume One | |||
Ed Luce | Wuvable Oaf | |||
2017 | Ed Luce | Wuvable Oaf: Blood & Metal | Winner | [13][14] |
Eric Liberge and Arnaud Delalande with David Homel (translator) | The Case of Alan Turing: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker | Finalist | [15] | |
P. Kristen Enos with Heidi Ho with Derek Chua, Leesamarie Croal, Casandra Grullon, Beth Varni, and Dan Parent (illus.) | Active Voice The Comic Collection: The Real Life Adventures Of An Asian-American, Lesbian, Feminist, Activist And Her Friends | |||
2018 | Emil Ferris | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | Winner | [16][17][18] |
Eric Kostiuk Williams | Condo Heartbreak Disco | Finalist | [19] | |
Nicole J. Georges | Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home | |||
Gengoroh Tagame | My Brother’s Husband, Volume 1 | |||
Tillie Walden | Spinning | [20][19] | ||
2019 | Tommi Parrish | The Lie and How We Told It | Winner | [21][22] |
Mark Russell with Sean Parsons, Mark Morales, Howard Porter, and Mike Feehan (illus.) | Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles | Finalist | [23] | |
Paige Braddock | Love Letters to Jane’s World | |||
Tillie Walden | On a Sunbeam | |||
Eric Kostiuk Williams | Our Wretched Town Hall | |||
Michelle Perez with Remy Boydell (illus.) | The Pervert | |||
Steve MacIsaac | Unpacking | |||
Jeanne Thornton and Tara Madison Avery | We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology | |||
2020 | [[Kelsey Wroten|Kelsey Wroten]] | Cannonball | Winner | [24][25][26] |
Jaime Hernandez | Is This How You See Me? | Finalist | [27][28] | |
Vivek Shraya | Death Threat | |||
Mariko Tamaki | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me | |||
Tillie Walden | Are You Listening? | |||
2021 | Biskakh Som | Apsara Engine | Winner | [29][30][31] |
Sophie Yanow | The Contradictions | Finalist | [32] | |
Yao Xiao and Andrews McMeel | Everything Is Beautiful, and I’m Not Afraid: A Baopu Collection | |||
Tina Horn, Laurenn McCubbin, Jen Hickman, Alejandra Gutiérrez, Michael Dowling, Steve Wands, Tula Lotay, Katie Skelly, Chris O’Halloran | SFSX (Safe Sex), Vol. 1: Protection | |||
Biskakh Som | Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir | |||
2022 | Crystal Frasier and Val Wise with Oscar O. Jupiter (lettering) | Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms | Finalist | [33] |
Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans Resistance | ||||
Hiromi Goto with Ann Xu (illus.) | Shadow Life | |||
Stone Fruit | ||||
Thirsty Mermaids |
References[]
- ^ "Submissions". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Dueben, Alex (2019-06-14). "Lambda Literary and the Ongoing Recognition of Comics". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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- ^ Sheets, Cassie (2017-12-05). "10 LGBT Graphic Novels & Comics to Add to Your Reading List". Pride. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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- ^ Jao, Charlene (2017-06-14). "Ed Luce's Wuvable Oaf Wins 2017 Lambda Literary Award". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Veron, Luis Damian (2017-06-14). "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced: FULL LIST". Towleroad Gay News. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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- ^ Bhuvaneswar, Chaya (2019-06-19). "10 Exuberantly Queer Graphic Novels". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Spinning – Social Justice Graphic Novels". Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "31st Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Best 24 LGBTQ books of 2019, according to Lambda Literary". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "31st Annual Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "2020 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Aviles, Gwen (2020-06-01). "Lambda Literary announces 25 winning books for annual Lammy Awards". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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- ^ "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Qiao, Vicky (2020-06-02). "Indigenous anthology Love After The End wins Lambda Literary Award". CBC Books. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gentes, Brian (2021-03-15). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Current Finalists". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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