# List of LGBTQ literary awards

A list of literary awards for books with queer content. This page uses the following acronyms, all of which may be considered synonymous:
* LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
* LGBT+: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer identities
* LGBTQ: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer / questioning
* LGBTQIA: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/ questioning, intersex, asexual

## Awards

| Sponsor | Award | Awarded to | Years Active |
| The Alice B Readers Appreciation Committee | The Alice B Readers Award | Medal and honorarium awarded to living writers of lesbian fiction whose careers are distinguished by consistently well-written stories and novels about lesbians. | 2004–present |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Barbara Gittings Literature Award | | 2002–present |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award | | 2002–present |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award | | 2010–present |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Over the Rainbow Book List | Fiction and nonfiction books that "authentically express" LGBT experiences | 2011–present |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Rainbow Book List | Books with significant LGBT content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18 | 2008-2017 |
| American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table | Stonewall Book Award | Books of exceptional merit relating to the LGBT experience | 1971–present |
| Bi Writers Association | Bisexual Book Awards | Best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality | 2013–present |
| Blue Metropolis | Blue Metropolis Violet Prize | Established LGBTQ writer to honour their body of work | 2018–present |
| Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation's Rainbow Awards | Fiction of the Year | Novels, graphic novels or collections of short stories authored by a single author that is an "exemplary" affirmative work on the lives of sexual and gender minorities. | 2023–present |
| Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation's Rainbow Awards | Non-fiction of the Year | Memoirs, biographies, history or other non-fictional works that is an "exemplary" affirmative work on the lives of sexual and gender minorities. | 2023–present |
| Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation's Rainbow Awards | Feature of the Year | Feature story that is an "exemplary" affirmative work on the lives of sexual and gender minorities. | 2023–present |
| Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation's Rainbow Awards | Op-Ed of the Year | An op-ed piece that is an "exemplary" affirmative work on the lives of sexual and gender minorities. | 2023–present |
| Dwijen Dinanath Arts Foundation's Rainbow Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Profound contributions to the queer literary world. | 2023–present |
| Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation | Gaylactic Spectrum Award for best novel | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels that explore LGBT topics in a positive way | 1999–present |
| Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation | Gaylactic Spectrum Award for best short fiction | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories that explore LGBT topics in a positive way | 1999–present |
| Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation | Gaylactic Spectrum Award for best other work | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror texts (not novels or short stories) that explore LGBT topics in a positive way | 1999–present |
| Glamour | Prix République du Glamour | French novels with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Ann Bannon Award | Book selected as a favorite among Golden Crown Literary Society members | 2007–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Short Contemporary Romance Novels | Modern novel with a focus on a lesbian relationship; novel must be between 40,000 and 70,000 words in length Formally "Romance / Erotic Love Stories," established in 2005, then "Romance" in 2007 | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Mid-Length Contemporary Romance Novels | Modern novel with a focus on a lesbian relationship; novel must be between 70,001 and 85,000 words in length Formally "Romance / Erotic Love Stories," established in 2005 | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Long Contemporary Romance Novels | Modern novel with a focus on a lesbian relationship; novel must be longer than 85,000 words Formally "Romance / Erotic Love Stories," established in 2005 | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Debut Authors | Debut novel with lesbian content | 2006–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Directors Award | Golden Crown Literary Society member for contribution to the Society | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Erotic Novels | Novel with a "high level of sexual content" between women Formally "Romance / Erotic Love Stories," established in 2005 | 2007–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Fiction Anthology/Collections | Anthologies with significant lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for General Fiction | Novel with lesbian content that is not the main focus of the book Formally "Dramatic / General Fiction," established in 2007 | 2007–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Historical Fiction | Novel set at least 25 years in the past with lesbian content that is not the main focus of the book | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Humorous Novels | Comedic novels with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Mystery/Thriller/Crime | Mystery, thriller, or crime novel with lesbian content | 2005–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for New Adult Fiction | Novels with lesbian content whose target audience is people aged 19–29 | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Nonfiction | Nonfiction works with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Paranormal/Occult/Horror | Novels with paranormal, occult, or horror elements as part of the main plot that also include lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Poetry | Poetry with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Romantic Blend | Novels with two main focuses, one of which is a lesbian relationship | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy | Science fiction or fantasy novels with lesbian content | 2005–present |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Short Story/Essay Collections | | 2007- |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Speculative Fiction | | 2007- |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Goldie Award for Young Adult | Young adult novels with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | The Lee Lynch Classic Book Award | Classic books with lesbian content | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design | Book with a cover selected as a favourite among Golden Crown Literary Society members | |
| Golden Crown Literary Society | Trailblazer Award | Writer in recognition of their lifetime achievement and contributions to lesbian literature | 2005–present |
| Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction | Sense of Gender Awards | Science fiction or fantasy fiction that best explores and deepens the concept of gender | 2001–present |
| Green Carnation Committee in association with Foyles | Green Carnation Prize | The Prize honours the best in fiction and memoir by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writers worldwide, including works in translation. | 2014-2017 |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | J. Michael Samuel Prize for Emerging Writers Over 50 | Authors who identify as LGBTQ who published their first book after the age of 50 | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction | Nonfiction authors who identify as lesbian or queer or who are transgender or gender non-conforming | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Jim Duggins, PhD Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize | Authors identify as LGBTQ and "who have published multiple novels, built a strong reputation and following, and show promise to continue publishing high quality work for years to come" | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Judith A. Markowitz Award for Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers | Writers who have published one or two books who identify as LGBTQ and "whose work demonstrates their strong potential for promising careers" | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for AIDS Literature (discontinued) | Texts with HIV/AIDS content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Anthology Gay Anthology (discontinued) Fiction Anthology (discontinued) Lesbian Anthology (discontinued) Nonfiction Anthology (discontinued) | Anthologies with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Arts and Culture (discontinued) | | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Belles Lettres (discontinued) | | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Children's or Young Adult Literature | Children's and young adult texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction (discontinued) Gay Debut Fiction (discontinued) Lesbian Debut Fiction (discontinued) | Debut fictional texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Drama | Drama with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Editor's Choice (discontinued) | | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Erotica Gay Erotica Lesbian Erotica | Erotic texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Fiction Bisexual Fiction Gay Fiction Lesbian Fiction Transgender Fiction | Fictional texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Graphic Novel | Graphic novels with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Humor (discontinued) | Humorous texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Memoir or Biography Gay Memoir/Biography Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Memoirs or biographies with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Mystery Gay Mystery Lesbian Mystery | Mystery texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction Gay Nonfiction (discontinued) Lesbian Nonfiction (discontinued) | Nonfiction texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Poetry Gay Poetry Lesbian Poetry | Poetry with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Romance Gay Romance Lesbian Romance | Romance texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Studies Gay Studies (discontinued) Lesbian Studies (discontinued) | Academic texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Photography/Visual Arts (discontinued) | Photography and visual are with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Gay Mystery/Science Fiction (discontinued) Lesbian Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror (discontinued) | Science fiction, fantasy, or horror texts with LGBT+ content | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature | Works with transgender content - The Award for Transgender Literature is sometimes separated by category (i.e., Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry); the award for Transgender Literature has also been combined with the Award for Bisexual Literature). | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction | Black LGBTQ fiction writers | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Trustee Award | Individuals who have broken new ground in the field of LGBTQ literature, publishing, filmmaking, journalism, playwriting, etc. | |
| Lambda Literary Foundation's Lambda Literary Awards | Visionary Award | Individuals who have broken new ground in the field of LGBTQ literature and publishing. |
| Lesfic Bard Awards, LLC | Lesfic Bard Awards | Awards for lesbian writers achieved via a unique triple-blind judging process to find deserving finalists and winners, making sure the works receive the acknowledgment they are due. | 2018–present |
| Otherwise Award (formerly The James Tiptree Jr. Award) | Otherwise Award | Works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender and awarded yearly at WisCon (the world's premiere feminist science fiction convention since 1977) where the recipient receives a tiara, a piece of original art, chocolate, and a check for $1000. | 1991–present |
| Publishing Triangle | Audre Lorde Award | Lesbian poetry | |
| Publishing Triangle | Betty Berzon Award for Emerging Writers | Early career achievement of an LGBT+ writer | |
| Publishing Triangle | Bill Whitehead Award | Lifetime achievement by writers within the LGBT community | |
| Publishing Triangle | Edmund White Award | Debut novels by writers within the LGBT community | |
| Publishing Triangle | Ferro-Grumley Award | Fiction with LGBT content | |
| Publishing Triangle | Judy Grahn Award | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the lesbian community | |
| Publishing Triangle | Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature | Works of literature on transgender themes | |
| Publishing Triangle | Randy Shilts Award | Works of non-fiction of relevance to the gay community | |
| Publishing Triangle | Robert Chesley Award | Works by playwrights in the LGBT community | |
| Publishing Triangle | Thom Gunn Award | Works of gay male poetry | |
| Writers' Trust of Canada | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | Emerging LGBT+ Canadian writer | |