Categories: ArtsThe Reader

Lambda Literary Awards 2012 edition

The short lists for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards were announced on March 20th. The awards “celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2011″. This year 119 books are included on the short lists in a range of categories covering LGBT writing in fiction (including romance, mystery and science fiction genres), memoir, poetry, drama and general LGBT studies. Quill and Quire magazine has already pointed out a showing of Canadian authors on the lists, with 7 Canadians being nominated across 5 categories.


For a complete list of the nominees, you can check out the awards site. Here’s a peek at which books were nominated in the lesbian and gay general fiction categories (including two of those Canadian nominees, Kristyn Dunnion and Farzana Doctor).
The winners will be announced on June 4th.

Gay General Fiction

The Empty Family (M)
by Colm Tóibín
The Great Night (M)
by Chris Adrian
Leche (M)
by R. Zamora Linmark
The Stranger’s Child (M)
by Alan Hollinghurst
Lesbian General Fiction
The Dirt Chronicles (M)
by Kristyn Dunnion
Six Metres of Pavement (M)
by Farzana Doctor
When She Woke (M)
by Hillary Jordan
Wingshooters (M)
by Nina Revoyr

Source: http://www.thereader.ca/2012/03/lambda-literary-awards-2012-edition.html

Halifax Libraries

Welcome to The Reader, a blog from the Readers' Services staff at Halifax Public Libraries. Our goal is to create a forum for book news and related discussion among leisure readers. A place for Halifax leisure readers to interact with their library and the larger community of leisure readers.

Share
Published by
Halifax Libraries
14 years ago

Recent Posts

Charges after road rage incident sends man to hospital

HRP release: On December 6 at approximately 12:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of…

10 hours ago

Senior and driver attacked by same suspect, charges laid

HRP release: On December 6 at approximately 12:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of…

1 day ago

Planning and Successfully Executing an Office Move in Toronto

Organising a move is always a complex undertaking, and when it comes to office moves,…

2 days ago

Securing Tokenized Wallet Payments in Regulated Gaming

  Source: Pexels One recent trend with regulated gambling platforms in Canada has to do…

3 days ago

(UPDATED 12:55pm Dec 8) Precautionary boil order issued for 2,000 homes as watermain break disrupts service

Updated Dec 8 12:55pm Halifax Water release: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following update regarding the water…

3 days ago

Special Weather Statement: Alberta clipper brings snow and high winds Monday (Posted Sun Dec 7 10:30 am)

Environment Canada release: 4:41 AM AST Sunday 7 December 2025 Alberta clipper to bring snow…

3 days ago