Contribute

We’re happy you’ve decided to join the conversation. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Feature Essays & Opinion (800 words):

We aim to publish stories not found anywhere else — stories about under-reported topics and issues that directly affect the LGBT literary community. See our Edit Calendar for stories we’re looking for.

Author Interviews (1500 words):

We accept interviews for authors with new projects on the horizon. If the author in question published a book in the past month, is part of a film or TV adaptation, or recently won an award, then we certainly want to hear from them.

Book Reviews (600 words):

We can only review about a quarter of the books we receive for consideration. With that in mind, we try to keep the conversation on authors and books of the moment (usually books published within six months of today’s date with exceptions for previous Lambda Award winners or finalists). Here’s a list of books that we’re considering for review. If you know of new or upcoming books that aren’t on this list, please bring them to our attention. We may have overlooked them, or we may have a writer already working on a review. Guidelines and Deadlines here.

First Queer Book I Ever Read? (100 words):

Every week we ask an LGBTQ book lover to name the first LGBT book they ever read and we post their answers here on LambdaLiterary.org. To participate in “First Queer Book I Ever Read?” please send in your 100-word contribution (including the full author name, title, and your reaction to the book so far), along with a horizontal black and white photo of yourself (500 pixels x 300 pixels).

Event Blogs (600 words):

Are you attending a Con or national LGBT book event? We need events bloggers to attend as Lambda Correspondents. If you plan to attend Saints & Sinners, The Lammy Awards, the West Hollywood Book Fair, The Miami Book Fair, ComicCon, or a local book or author event you could be one of our on-location bloggers. Send your photo diaries, tips, and write-ups to the editor and you could be published on LambdaLiterary.org.

To submit a story, review, or interview, please email the editor: agonzalez@lambdaliterary.org. If this is your first contribution to LambdaLiterary.org please also send a two/three sentence bio and a link to your website.