# 12th Lambda Literary Awards

The 12th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2000 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 1999.

## Nominees and winners

| Category | Winner | Nominated |
| Anthologies/Fiction | Naomi Holoch, Joan Nestle, and Nancy Holden, eds., Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction | Jaime Manrique and Jesse Dorris, Besame Mucho: New Gay Latino Fiction Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, Hers 3 Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, His 3 Emma Donoghue, Mammoth Book of Lesbian Short Stories |
| Anthologies/Non-Fiction | Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson, eds., Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia Kris Kleindienst, ed., This Is What Lesbian Looks Like | Joan Larkin, A Woman Like That Larry Gross and James D. Woods, Columbia Reader on Lesbians and Gay Men in Media, Society and Politics Charles Michael Smith, Fighting Words |
| Children's/Young Adult | Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love | Paula Boock, Dare Truth or Promise Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Name Me Nobody William Taylor, The Blue Lawn Nancy Garden, The Year They Burned the Books |
| Drama | Craig Lucas, What I Meant Was | Terrence McNally, Corpus Christi Laurence Senelick, Lovesick Deb Margolin, Of All the Nerve Steven Watson, Prepare for Saints: Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism |
| Gay Biography/Autobiography | Jesse Green, The Velveteen Father | Gad Beck, An Underground Life Mark Doty, Firebird Fred Kaplan, Gore Vidal Martin Duberman, Left Out: The Politics of Exclusion |
| Gay Fiction | Matthew Stadler, Allan Stein | Jim Grimsley, Comfort and Joy Andrew Holleran, In September, the Light Changes Felice Picano, The Book of Lies Paul Russell, The Coming Storm |
| Gay Mystery | John Morgan Wilson, Justice at Risk | Mark Richard Zubro, Drop Dead R. D. Zimmerman, Innuendo Lev Raphael, The Death of a Constant Lover Keith Hartman, The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse |
| Gay Poetry | Mark Wunderlich, The Anchorage Richard Howard, Trappings | Rafael Campo, Diva Marvin K. White, Last Rights G. Winston James, Lyric |
| Gay Studies | James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts | John Howard, Men Like That: A Southern Queer History Robin Hardy and David Groff, The Crisis of Desire Edward Stein, The Mismeasure of Desire Samuel R. Delany, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue |
| Humor | Michael Thomas Ford, That's Mr. Faggot To You | Eric Orner, Ethan Exposed Bob Smith, Way to Go Smith! Scott Brassart and Julie K. Trevelyan, Wilma Loves Betty and Other Hilarious Gay & Lesbian Parodies Jennifer Camper, Subgurlz |
| Lesbian Biography/Autobiography | Diana Souhami, The Trials of Radclyffe Hall | Kay Turner, Baby Precious Always Shines Blanche Wiesen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2 1933-1938 Barrie Jean Borich, My Lesbian Husband Karla Jay, Tales of the Lavender Menace |
| Lesbian Fiction | Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet | Anna Livia, Bruised Fruit (Mary) Terri De la Peña, Faults Barbara Wilson, Salt Water and Other Stories Elizabeth Stark, Shy Girl |
| Lesbian Mystery | Ellen Hart, Hunting the Witch | J. M. Redmann, Lost Daughters Claire McNab, Murder Undercover Mary Wings, She Came in Drag Katherine V. Forrest, Sleeping Bones |
| Lesbian Poetry | Olga Broumas, Rave | Brenda Shaughnessy, Interior With Sudden Joy Adrienne Rich, Midnight Salvage Rita Wong, Monkeypuzzle Minnie Bruce Pratt, Walking Back Up Depot Street |
| Lesbian Studies | Lillian Faderman, To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America | Leila J. Rupp, A Desired Past: A Short History of Same-Sex Love in America Bonnie J. Morris, Eden Built by Eves Jaye Zimet, Strange Sisters Felice Newman, The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us |
| Religion/Spirituality | John R. Stowe, Gay Spirit Warrior Keith Boykin, Respecting the Soul | Christian de la Huerta, Coming Out Spiritually Stuart Howell Miller, Prayer Warriors Winston Leyland, Queer Dharma 2 |
| Science fiction, fantasy or horror | Richard Bowe, Minions of the Moon | Victoria Brownworth and Judith Redding, Night Shade: Gothic Tales by Women Severna Park, The Annunciate Keith Hartman, The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse Delia Sherman, Through a Brazen Mirror |
| Small Press | Henry Flesh, Massage | Emanuel Xavier, Christ-Like Giovanna Capone, Denise Nico Leto and Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Hey Paesan: Writing by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent Robin Lippincott, Mr. Dalloway Paul Harris, The Queer Press Guide |
| Transgender/Bisexual | Jackie Kay, Trumpet | Deirdre McCloskey, Crossing Jacobo Schifter, From Toads to Queens Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam, The Drag King Book Jason Cromwell, Transmen and FTMs |
| Visual Arts | James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts | David Leddick, The Homoerotic Art of Pavel Tchelitchev John Esten and Donna Hassler, John Singer Sargent: The Male Nudes Jaye Zimet, Strange Sisters Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam, The Drag King Book |