Lambda Literary Awards winners for
1996:
Gay Men's Poetry:
Atlantis, Mark Doty
Lesbian Poetry:
Dark Fields of the Republic, Adrienne Rich
Gay Men's Fiction:
Flesh and Blood, Michael Cunningham
Lesbian Fiction:
Autobiography of a Family Photo, Jacqueline Woodson
Lesbian and Gay Anthologies/Fiction:
Tasting Life Twice, E.J. Levy, editor
Lesbian and Gay Anthologies/Nonfiction:
Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage, Claude J. Summers, editor
Gay Men's Studies:
De Los Otros, Joseph Carrier
Lesbian Studies:
Dyke Life, Karla Jay, editor
Gay Men's Mystery:
Closet, R.D. Zimmerman
Lesbian Mystery:
Intersection of Law and Desire, J.M. Redmann
Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction/Fantasy (tie):
Shadow Man, Melissa Scott
Slow River, Nicola Griffith
Lesbian/Gay Small Press Book Award:
The New Fuck You, Liz Kotz and Eileen Myles, editors
Gay and Lesbian Humor:
The Butches of Madison County, Ellen Orleans
Children's/ Young Adult:
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun, Jacqueline Woodson
Photography/Visual Arts:
Paris Was a Woman, Andrea Weiss
Lesbian and Gay Drama (tie):
Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, Tony Kushner
Go Fish, Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche
Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography:
Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams, Lyle Leverich
Lesbian Biography/Autobiography:
Aimee and Jaguar, Erica Fischer
Lesbian and Gay Spirituality:
Wrestling with the Angel, Brian Bouldrey, editor
Editors' Choice:
Forbidden Passages, Intro by Pat Califia and Janine Fuller
Restricted Entry, Janine Fuller and Stuart Blackley
Publisher's Service Award:
Nancy Bereano, Publisher, Firebrand Press
Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award
L. Page "Deacon" Maccubbin, President and CEO of Lambda Rising, Inc.
Lambda Literary Awards: 1997/Lambda Literary Awards: 1995