Lambda Literary Awards 2022: Complete list of winners

The Lambda Literary Awards, often called the Lammys, continue to be the most prestigious honors celebrating LGBTQ+ literature across all genres. The 2022 Lambda Literary Awards recognized an exceptionally diverse slate of winners, spanning fiction, memoir, comics, and nonfiction that reflects the richness and range of queer storytelling today. From Brontez Purnell’s inventive 100 Boyfriends to Brian Broome’s powerful Punch Me Up to the Gods, this year’s honorees demonstrate how contemporary LGBTQ+ writers are expanding what literature can do—whether through intimate memoir, experimental fiction, or genre-bending comics like Stone Fruit.

What stands out about the 2022 ceremony is how thoroughly the awards embraced intersectional narratives, particularly in the expanded recognition of bisexual, transgender, and Black queer voices. The bisexual literature category alone showcased three distinct perspectives through Alix Ohlin’s We Want What We Want, Aisha Sabatini Sloan’s Borealis, and Aurielle Marie’s Gumbo Ya Ya, while the transgender fiction winners—including Jeanne Thornton’s Summer Fun, Da’Shaun Harrison’s Belly of the Beast, and Mason J’s Crossbones on My Life—highlighted how trans writers are claiming more space in literary fiction. These honors matter not just for the authors themselves, but as markers of what the publishing world and reading public are valuing in the cultural moment.

Whether you’re a longtime awards watcher or new to following LGBTQ+ literature, the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards winners offer a compelling snapshot of where queer storytelling stands. Below is the complete list of honorees across all categories: