19th Lambda Literary Awards

The 19th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2007, to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2006.

Special awards

Category	Winner
Pioneer Award	Martin Duberman, Marijane Meaker

Nominees and winners

Category	Winner	Nominated
Bisexual Literature	Michael Szymanski and Nicole Kristal, The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe	Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Eros Ronald C. Fox, Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women & Bisexual Men Clarence Nero, Three Sides to Every Story Ron Jackson Suresha, Bi Guys Ron Jackson Suresha and Pete Chvany, Bi Men
Gay Debut Fiction	Robert Westfield, Suspension	Martin Hyatt, A Scarecrow’s Bible Alex MacLennan, The Zookeeper Patrick Ryan, Send Me Timothy Williams, 5 Minutes and 42 Seconds
Gay Erotica	Jeff Mann, A History of Barbed Wire	Richard Labonté and Timothy J. Lambert, Best Gay Erotica 2007 Zavo, Hot On His Trail
Gay Fiction	Robert Westfield, Suspension	Lisa Carey, Every Visible Thing Neal Drinnan, Izzy and Eve Stephen McCauley, Alternatives to Sex Tom Spanbauer, Now Is the Hour
Gay Memoir/Biography	Bernard Cooper, The Bill From My Father	Alan Bennett, Untold Stories Patrick Moore, Tweaked Kim Powers, The History of Swimming Jonathan Silin, My Father’s Keeper
Gay Mystery	Garry Ryan, The Lucky Elephant Restaurant	Greg Herren, Mardi Gras Mambo Josh Lanyon, The Hell You Say James Lear, The Back Passage Randall Peffer, Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues
Gay Poetry	Jim Elledge, A History of My Tattoo	Justin Chin, Gutted Jeffrey Conway, The Album That Changed My Life Rigoberto González, Other Fugitives & Other Strangers Dwaine Rieves, When the Eye Forms
Gay Romance	Rob Byrnes, When the Stars Come Out	Timothy James Beck, Someone Like You Lawrence Schimel, Two Boys in Love Scott & Scott, Surf ‘N Turf Andy Zeffer, Going Down in La-La Land
Lesbian Debut Fiction	Ellis Avery, The Teahouse Fire	Kirsten Dinnall Hoyte, Black Marks Ana-Maurine Lara, Erzulie’s Skirt Leslie Larson, Slipstream Peggy Munson, Origami Striptease
Lesbian Erotica	Laurinda D. Brown, Walk Like a Man	Rachel Kramer Bussel, ed., Glamour Girls Karin Kallmaker, 18th & Castro Midori, Master Han’s Daughter Tristan Taormino and Emma Donoghue, eds., Best Lesbian Erotica 2007
Lesbian Fiction	Sarah Waters, The Night Watch	J. D. Glass, Punk Like Me Leslie Larson, Slipstream Sheila Ortiz Taylor, Outrageous Michelle Tea, Rose of No Man’s Land
Lesbian Memoir/Biography	Alison Bechdel, Fun Home	Bettina Aptheker, Intimate Politics Hilary Carlip, Queen of the Oddballs Catherine Friend, Hit by a Farm Barbara Sjoholm, Incognito Street
Lesbian Mystery	Laurie R. King, The Art of Detection	Rose Beecham, Sleep of Reason Ellen Hart, Night Vision Joan Opyr, Idaho Code Jessica Thomas, The Weekend Visitor
Lesbian Poetry	Sina Queyras, Lemon Hound	Robin Becker, Domain of Perfect Affection Cheryl Clarke, Days of Good Looks Juliet Patterson, The Truant Lover Nathalie Stephens, Touch to Affliction
Lesbian Romance	Georgia Beers, Fresh Tracks	Ronica Black, Wild Abandon Karin Kallmaker, Finders Keepers Grace Lennox, Chance Radclyffe, Turn Back Time
LGBT Anthology	Greg Herren and Paul J. Willis, eds., Love, Bourbon Street: Reflections of New Orleans	Harlyn Aizley, Confessions of the Other Mother Ted Gideonse and Rob Williams, From Boys to Men Toby Johnson and Steve Berman, Charmed Lives Catherine Lake and Nairne Holtz, No Margins: Writing Canadian Fiction in Lesbian
LGBT Arts and Culture	Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons, Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics and Lipstick Lesbians	Alison Bechdel, Fun Home Sergio de la Mora, Cinemachismo Jennifer Doyle, Sex Objects Ernest Hardy, Blood Beats: Vol 1
LGBT Children's/Young Adult	David Levithan and Billy Merrell, eds., Full Spectrum Julie Anne Peters, Between Mom and Jo	Christian Burch, The Manny Files Brian Sloan, Tale of Two Summers Kim Wallace, Erik & Isabelle’s Junior Year at Foresthill High
LGBT Drama	Tim Miller, 1001 Beds	Victor Bumbalo, Questa Steven Fales, Confessions of a Mormon Boy
LGBT Humor	Joe Keenan, My Lucky Star	Hilary Carlip, Queen of the Oddballs Ralf König, Roy & Al
LGBT Non-Fiction	Lillian Faderman and Stuart Timmons, Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics and Lipstick Lesbians Marcia M. Gallo, Different Daughters	Kate Bornstein, Hello, Cruel World James T. Sears, Behind the Mask of the Mattachine Brian Whitaker, Unspeakable Love
LGBT Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror	Neal Drinnan, Izzy and Eve	Elizabeth Bear, Carnival Douglas Clegg, Mordred, Bastard Son R. W. Day, A Strong and Sudden Thaw Chris Moriarty, Spin Control
LGBT Studies	Horace L. Griffin, Their Own Receive Them Not	Carellin Brooks, Every Inch A Man: Phallic Possession, etc. David Eisenbach, Gay Power: An American Revolution Robert McRuer, Crip Theory Kathryn Stockton, Beautiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame
Spirituality	Michael McColly, The After-Death Room	Daniel Helminiak, Sex & the Sacred Lisa L. Moore and G. Winston James, Spirited Mary Saracino, The Singing of Swans Giti Thadani, Mobius Trip
Transgender Literature	Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle, eds., The Transgender Studies Reader	Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, Transgender Rights Leslie Feinberg, Drag King Dreams Alicia E. Goranson, Supervillainz Max Wolf Valerio, The Testosterone Files

External links

• "19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Awards. April 30, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2025.