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 literary prize winners.
2024
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Biography of X Catherine Lacey
2023
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Gods of Want K-Ming Chang
2022
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Skye Falling Mia McKenzie
2021
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Fiebre Tropical Juli Delgado Lopera
2020
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Patsy Nicole Dennis-Benn
2019
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The Tiger Flu Larissa Lai
2018
- Carmen Maria Machado
Her Body and Other Parties2017
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Here Comes the Sun Nicole Dennis-Benn
2016
- Under the Udala Trees Chinelo Okparanta
2015
- Yabo Alexis De Veaux
2014
- Happiness, Like Water Chinelo Okparanta
2013
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The World We Found: A Novel Thrity Umrigar
2012
- The Dirt Chronicles Kristyn Dunnion
2011
- Inferno (a poet’s novel) Eileen Myles
2010
- A Field Guide to Deception Jill Malone
2009
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The Sealed Letter Emma Donoghue - All the Pretty Girls Chandra Mayor (tie)
2008
- The IHOP Papers Ali Liebegott
2007
- The Night Watch Sarah Waters
2006
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Babyji Abha Dawesar
2005
- A Seahorse Year Stacey D’Erasmo
2004
- Southland Nina Revoyr
2003
- Fingersmith Sarah Waters
2002
- Days of awe Achy Obejas
2001
- Valencia Michelle Tea
2000
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Tipping the velvet Sarah Waters
1999
- Cavedweller Dorothy Allison
1998
- Beyond the pale Elana Dykewomon
1997
- Memory Mambo Achy Obejas
1996
- Autobiography of a family photo Jacqueline Woodson
1995
- Gifts of the body Rebecca Brown
1994
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Written on the body Jeanette Winterson
1993
- Running fiercely toward a high thin sound Judith Katz
1992
- Revolution of little girls Blanche McCrary and
- Gilda Stories Jewelle Gomez (tie)
1991
- Out of time Paula Martinac
1990
- The Bar stories Nisa Donnelly
1989
- Trash Dorothy Allison
