12th Lambda Literary Awards

The 12th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2000 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 1999.

Nominees and winners

Category	Winner	Nominated
Anthologies/Fiction	Naomi Holoch, Joan Nestle, and Nancy Holden, eds., Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction	Jaime Manrique and Jesse Dorris, Besame Mucho: New Gay Latino Fiction Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, Hers 3 Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, His 3 Emma Donoghue, Mammoth Book of Lesbian Short Stories
Anthologies/Non-Fiction	Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson, eds., Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia Kris Kleindienst, ed., This Is What Lesbian Looks Like	Joan Larkin, A Woman Like That Larry Gross and James D. Woods, Columbia Reader on Lesbians and Gay Men in Media, Society and Politics Charles Michael Smith, Fighting Words
Children's/Young Adult	Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love	Paula Boock, Dare Truth or Promise Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Name Me Nobody William Taylor, The Blue Lawn Nancy Garden, The Year They Burned the Books
Drama	Craig Lucas, What I Meant Was	Terrence McNally, Corpus Christi Laurence Senelick, Lovesick Deb Margolin, Of All the Nerve Steven Watson, Prepare for Saints: Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism
Gay Biography/Autobiography	Jesse Green, The Velveteen Father	Gad Beck, An Underground Life Mark Doty, Firebird Fred Kaplan, Gore Vidal Martin Duberman, Left Out: The Politics of Exclusion
Gay Fiction	Matthew Stadler, Allan Stein	Jim Grimsley, Comfort and Joy Andrew Holleran, In September, the Light Changes Felice Picano, The Book of Lies Paul Russell, The Coming Storm
Gay Mystery	John Morgan Wilson, Justice at Risk	Mark Richard Zubro, Drop Dead R. D. Zimmerman, Innuendo Lev Raphael, The Death of a Constant Lover Keith Hartman, The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse
Gay Poetry	Mark Wunderlich, The Anchorage Richard Howard, Trappings	Rafael Campo, Diva Marvin K. White, Last Rights G. Winston James, Lyric
Gay Studies	James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts	John Howard, Men Like That: A Southern Queer History Robin Hardy and David Groff, The Crisis of Desire Edward Stein, The Mismeasure of Desire Samuel R. Delany, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
Humor	Michael Thomas Ford, That's Mr. Faggot To You	Eric Orner, Ethan Exposed Bob Smith, Way to Go Smith! Scott Brassart and Julie K. Trevelyan, Wilma Loves Betty and Other Hilarious Gay & Lesbian Parodies Jennifer Camper, Subgurlz
Lesbian Biography/Autobiography	Diana Souhami, The Trials of Radclyffe Hall	Kay Turner, Baby Precious Always Shines Blanche Wiesen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2 1933-1938 Barrie Jean Borich, My Lesbian Husband Karla Jay, Tales of the Lavender Menace
Lesbian Fiction	Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet	Anna Livia, Bruised Fruit (Mary) Terri De la Peña, Faults Barbara Wilson, Salt Water and Other Stories Elizabeth Stark, Shy Girl
Lesbian Mystery	Ellen Hart, Hunting the Witch	J. M. Redmann, Lost Daughters Claire McNab, Murder Undercover Mary Wings, She Came in Drag Katherine V. Forrest, Sleeping Bones
Lesbian Poetry	Olga Broumas, Rave	Brenda Shaughnessy, Interior With Sudden Joy Adrienne Rich, Midnight Salvage Rita Wong, Monkeypuzzle Minnie Bruce Pratt, Walking Back Up Depot Street
Lesbian Studies	Lillian Faderman, To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America	Leila J. Rupp, A Desired Past: A Short History of Same-Sex Love in America Bonnie J. Morris, Eden Built by Eves Jaye Zimet, Strange Sisters Felice Newman, The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us
Religion/Spirituality	John R. Stowe, Gay Spirit Warrior Keith Boykin, Respecting the Soul	Christian de la Huerta, Coming Out Spiritually Stuart Howell Miller, Prayer Warriors Winston Leyland, Queer Dharma 2
Science fiction, fantasy or horror	Richard Bowe, Minions of the Moon	Victoria Brownworth and Judith Redding, Night Shade: Gothic Tales by Women Severna Park, The Annunciate Keith Hartman, The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse Delia Sherman, Through a Brazen Mirror
Small Press	Henry Flesh, Massage	Emanuel Xavier, Christ-Like Giovanna Capone, Denise Nico Leto and Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Hey Paesan: Writing by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent Robin Lippincott, Mr. Dalloway Paul Harris, The Queer Press Guide
Transgender/Bisexual	Jackie Kay, Trumpet	Deirdre McCloskey, Crossing Jacobo Schifter, From Toads to Queens Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam, The Drag King Book Jason Cromwell, Transmen and FTMs
Visual Arts	James Saslow, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts	David Leddick, The Homoerotic Art of Pavel Tchelitchev John Esten and Donna Hassler, John Singer Sargent: The Male Nudes Jaye Zimet, Strange Sisters Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam, The Drag King Book

References

• "12th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Awards. July 15, 2000. Retrieved August 23, 2025.