Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Lammys are awarded by the Lambda Literary Foundation and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world.
Each year's awards celebrate books published in the previous year. Find other Lambda award winners.
See more kids' literary prize winners.
2024
Children’s books: The apartment house on Poppy Hill Nina LaCour
Middle Grade: Dear Mothman Robin Gow
Young Adult: Only This Beautiful Moment Abdi Nazemian
2023
Children’s books: Mighty Red Riding Hood Wallace West
Middle Grade: Nikhil Out Loud Maulik Pancholy
Young Adult: The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School Sonora Reyes
2022
Children’s/Middle Grade: Calvin JR and Vanessa Ford
Young Adult: The Heartbreak Bakery A. R. Capetta
2021
Children’s/Middle Grade: King and the Dragonflies Kacen Callender
Young Adult: Flamer Mike Curato
2020
Children’s/Middle Grade: Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Young Adult: The Grief Keeper Alexandra Villasante
2019
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Hurricane Child Kacen Callender
2018
- Like Water Rebecca Podos
2017
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Girl Mans Up M.E. Girard
2016
- George Alex Gino
2015
- Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Tim Federle
2014
- If You Could Be Mine Sara Farizan and
- Two Boys Kissing David Levithan (tie)
2013
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Benjamin Alire Saenz
2012
- Gemini Bites Patrick Ryan
2011
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Wildthorn Jane Eagland
2010
- Sprout Dale Peck
2009
- Out of the Pocket Bill Konigsberg
2008
- Hero Perry Moore
2007
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Full Spectrum David Levithan and Billy Merrell (eds) and - Between Mom and Jo Julie Anne Peters (tie)
2006
- Swimming in the Monsoon Sea Shyam Selvadurai
2005
- So Hard to Say Alex Sánchez
2004
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Boy Meets Boy David Levithan
2003
- Letters in the Attic Bonnie Shimko
2002
- Finding H.F. Julia Watts
2001
- Out of the Ordinary Noelle Howey and Ellen Samuels (eds)
2000
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Hard Love Ellen Wittlinger
1999
- Telling Tales Out of School Kevin Jennings
1998
- The House You Pass On the Way Jacqueline Woodson
1997
- Good Moon Rising Nancy Garden
1996
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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun Jacqueline Woodson
1995
- Am I Blue? Marion Dane Bauer
1994
- The Cat Came Back Hilary Mullins
1993
- When Heroes Die Penny Raife Durant
1992
- The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories Johnny Valentine and Lynette Schmidt
1991
No award
1990
- Losing Uncle Tim MaryKate Jordan
