Twenty-Eighth Annual Lammy Winners Announced!

Speaking of Lambda Literary: The 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards ceremony was held last night at NYU's Skirball Center, bringing together "over 500 attendees, sponsors, and celebrities to celebrate excellence in LGBT literature and 28 years of the groundbreaking literary awards." The winners in poetry are:

Lesbian Poetry:

Life in a Box is a Pretty Life, Dawn Lundy Martin, Nightboat Books

Gay Poetry (TIE):

Crevasse, Nicholas Wong, Kaya Press
Reconnaissance, Carl Phillips, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Transgender Poetry

succubus in my pocket, kari edwards, EOAGH Books

The event also honored Eileen Myles and Hilton Als, with introductions from Natalie Diaz and Tavi Gevinson, respectively. Read more about the Lammys, and find winners from all categories, here.

Congratulations to all!