# 19th Lambda Literary Awards

The 19th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2007, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2006.

## Special awards

| Category | Winner |
| Pioneer Award | Martin Duberman, Marijane Meaker |

## Nominees and winners

| Category | Winner | Nominated |
| Bisexual Literature | Michael Szymanski and Nicole Kristal, The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe | Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Eros Ronald C. Fox, Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women & Bisexual Men Clarence Nero, Three Sides to Every Story Ron Jackson Suresha, Bi Guys Ron Jackson Suresha and Pete Chvany, Bi Men |
| Gay Debut Fiction | Robert Westfield, Suspension | Martin Hyatt, A Scarecrow’s Bible Alex MacLennan, The Zookeeper Patrick Ryan, Send Me Timothy Williams, 5 Minutes and 42 Seconds |
| Gay Erotica | Jeff Mann, A History of Barbed Wire | Richard Labonté and Timothy J. Lambert, Best Gay Erotica 2007 Zavo, Hot On His Trail |
| Gay Fiction | Robert Westfield, Suspension | Lisa Carey, Every Visible Thing Neal Drinnan, Izzy and Eve Stephen McCauley, Alternatives to Sex Tom Spanbauer, Now Is the Hour |
| Gay Memoir/Biography | Bernard Cooper, The Bill From My Father | Alan Bennett, Untold Stories Patrick Moore, Tweaked Kim Powers, The History of Swimming Jonathan Silin, My Father’s Keeper |
| Gay Mystery | Garry Ryan, The Lucky Elephant Restaurant | Greg Herren, Mardi Gras Mambo Josh Lanyon, The Hell You Say James Lear, The Back Passage Randall Peffer, Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues |
| Gay Poetry | Jim Elledge, A History of My Tattoo | Justin Chin, Gutted Jeffrey Conway, The Album That Changed My Life Rigoberto González, Other Fugitives & Other Strangers Dwaine Rieves, When the Eye Forms |
| Gay Romance | Rob Byrnes, When the Stars Come Out | Timothy James Beck, Someone Like You Lawrence Schimel, Two Boys in Love Scott & Scott, Surf ‘N Turf Andy Zeffer, Going Down in La-La Land |
| Lesbian Debut Fiction | Ellis Avery, The Teahouse Fire | Kirsten Dinnall Hoyte, Black Marks Ana-Maurine Lara, Erzulie’s Skirt Leslie Larson, Slipstream Peggy Munson, Origami Striptease |
| Lesbian Erotica | Laurinda D. Brown, Walk Like a Man | Rachel Kramer Bussel, ed., Glamour Girls Karin Kallmaker, 18th & Castro Midori, Master Han’s Daughter Tristan Taormino and Emma Donoghue, eds., Best Lesbian Erotica 2007 |
| Lesbian Fiction | Sarah Waters, The Night Watch | J. D. Glass, Punk Like Me Leslie Larson, Slipstream Sheila Ortiz Taylor, Outrageous Michelle Tea, Rose of No Man’s Land |
| Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Alison Bechdel, Fun Home | Bettina Aptheker, Intimate Politics Hilary Carlip, Queen of the Oddballs Catherine Friend, Hit by a Farm Barbara Sjoholm, Incognito Street |
| Lesbian Mystery | Laurie R. King, The Art of Detection | Rose Beecham, Sleep of Reason Ellen Hart, Night Vision Joan Opyr, Idaho Code Jessica Thomas, The Weekend Visitor |
| Lesbian Poetry | Sina Queyras, Lemon Hound | Robin Becker, Domain of Perfect Affection Cheryl Clarke, Days of Good Looks Juliet Patterson, The Truant Lover Nathalie Stephens, Touch to Affliction |
| Lesbian Romance | Georgia Beers, Fresh Tracks | Ronica Black, Wild Abandon Karin Kallmaker, Finders Keepers Grace Lennox, Chance Radclyffe, Turn Back Time |
| LGBT Anthology | Greg Herren and Paul J. Willis, eds., Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans | Harlyn Aizley, Confessions of the Other Mother Ted Gideonse and Rob Williams, From Boys to Men Toby Johnson and Steve Berman, Charmed Lives Catherine Lake and Nairne Holtz, No Margins: Writing Canadian Fiction in Lesbian |
| LGBT Arts and Culture | Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons, Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics and Lipstick Lesbians | Alison Bechdel, Fun Home Sergio de la Mora, Cinemachismo Jennifer Doyle, Sex Objects Ernest Hardy, Blood Beats: Vol 1 |
| LGBT Children's/Young Adult | David Levithan and Billy Merrell, eds., Full Spectrum Julie Anne Peters, Between Mom and Jo | Christian Burch, The Manny Files Brian Sloan, Tale of Two Summers Kim Wallace, Erik & Isabelle’s Junior Year at Foresthill High |
| LGBT Drama | Tim Miller, 1001 Beds | Victor Bumbalo, Questa Steven Fales, Confessions of a Mormon Boy |
| LGBT Humor | Joe Keenan, My Lucky Star | Hilary Carlip, Queen of the Oddballs Ralf König, Roy & Al |
| LGBT Non-Fiction | Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons, Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics and Lipstick Lesbians Marcia M. Gallo, Different Daughters | Kate Bornstein, Hello, Cruel World James T. Sears, Behind the Mask of the Mattachine Brian Whitaker, Unspeakable Love |
| LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | Neal Drinnan, Izzy and Eve | Elizabeth Bear, Carnival Douglas Clegg, Mordred, Bastard Son R. W. Day, A Strong and Sudden Thaw Chris Moriarty, Spin Control |
| LGBT Studies | Horace L. Griffin, Their Own Receive Them Not | Carellin Brooks, Every Inch A Man: Phallic Possession, etc. David Eisenbach, Gay Power: An American Revolution Robert McRuer, Crip Theory Kathryn Stockton, Beautiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame |
| Spirituality | Michael McColly, The After-Death Room | Daniel Helminiak, Sex & the Sacred Lisa L. Moore and G. Winston James, Spirited Mary Saracino, The Singing of Swans Giti Thadani, Mobius Trip |
| Transgender Literature | Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle, eds., The Transgender Studies Reader | Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, Transgender Rights Leslie Feinberg, Drag King Dreams Alicia E. Goranson, Supervillainz Max Wolf Valerio, The Testosterone Files |