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Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.

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Yang Huang on My Good Son and Responsibly Taking Risks in Fiction
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June’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature
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“I’ve already said too much”: Sylvia Byrne Pollack’s Risking It and the Power of Poetic Compression
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Permanent Volta by Rosie Stockton: the Queer Poems of Intimacy We’ve all Needed
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2021 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced
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Lambda Literary nurtures and advocates for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve our legacies, and affirm the value of our stories and our lives.
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Creating positive, safe space for youth.

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Our Impact

For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has dedicated itself to championing LGBTQ literature and supporting LGBTQ writers at all stages of life.

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Students reached each year through LGBTQ Writers in Schools

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