2026 Lambda Literary Awards

The 38th Lambda Literary Awards, known as the Lammys, were presented on June 12, 2026, at Sony Hall in New York City and honored LGBTQ+ books published in 2025. Winners were named in 26 categories, most with five finalists, and the drama category ended in a tie between Jordan E. Cooper's Ain't No Mo' and Gina Femia's Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Loves. Among the winners were Kat Dunn's Hungerstone in lesbian fiction, Charlie Porter's Nova Scotia House in gay fiction, Milo Todd's The Lilac People in transgender fiction, Lidia Yuknavitch's Reading the Waves in bisexual nonfiction, Jennifer Finney Boylan's Cleavage in transgender nonfiction and Mike Curato's Gaysians in comics. Rainie Oet's Glitch Girl! and Riley Redgate's Come Home to My Heart took the middle grade and young adult prizes. Lambda Literary also presented its Visionary Award to Chuck Forester.