15th Lambda Literary Awards

2003 literary awards ceremony February 2025 The 15th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2003 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2002. Special awards CategoryWinnerBridge Builder Award Betty DeGeneresEditor's Choice Award John D'Emilio, The World TurnedPioneer Award Barbara Grier, Judy ShepardSmall Press Award Kings Crossing Publishing Nominees and winners CategoryWinnerNominated Anthologies/Fiction Devon Carbado, Dwight McBride and Don Weise, eds., Black Like UsPeter Burton, Bend Sinister – The Gay Times Book of Disturbing Stories Michael Rowe, Queer Fear II Jay Quinn, Rebel Yell 2 Chris Kenry, William J. Mann, Andy Schell and Ben Tyler, Summer Share Anthologies/Non-Fiction Bruce Shenitz, The Man I Might BecomeLawrence Schimel, Found Tribe Benjamin Shepard and Ronald Hayduk, From ACT UP to the WTO Joan Nestle, Riki Wilchins and Claire Howell, GenderQueer Analouise Keating and Gloria Anzaldúa, This Bridge We Call Home Autobiography/Memoir Betty Berzon, Surviving MadnessPaul Lisicky, Famous Builder Terry Wolverton, Insurgent Muse Michelle Tea, The Chelsea Whistle Kevin Bentley, Wild Animals I Have Known Biography David Kaufman, Ridiculous!Thomas Wirth, Gay Revel of the Harlem Renaissance Jerry Rosco, Glenway Wescott Personally Carmen L. Oliveira, Rare and Commonplace Flowers Suzanne Rodriguez, Wild Heart Children's/Young Adult Bonnie Shimko, Letters in the AtticLeslea Newman, Felicia’s Favorite Story Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland, King & King Andrew Calimach, Lovers' Legends: The Gay Greek Myths Harvey Fierstein, The Sissy Duckling Erotica Tristan Taormino, ed., Best Lesbian Erotica 2003Leslea Newman, Bedroom Eyes Richard Labonté, Best Gay Erotica 2003 Bob Vickery, Cocksure Stephen Greco, The Sperm Engine Gay Fiction Jamie O'Neill, At Swim, Two BoysMichael Lowenthal, Avoidance Jim Grimsley, Boulevard Noel Alumit, Letters to Montgomery Clift David Gerrold, The Martian Child Gay Mystery Christopher Rice, The Snow GardenMichael Craft, Hot Spot Greg Herren, Murder in the Rue Dauphine Dorien Grey, The Hired Man Drew Gummerson, The Lodger Gay Poetry J. D. McClatchy, HazmatKrandall Kraus, The Christmas Poems Rafael Campo, Landscape with Human Figure Reginald Harris, Ten Tongues David Groff, Theory of Devolution Humor Dan Savage, Skipping Towards GomorrahDonald F. Reuter, Gaydar Mo Brownsey, Is It a Date or Just Coffee? Dennis Hensley, Screening Party Alisa Surkis and Monica Nolan, The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories Lesbian Fiction Sarah Waters, FingersmithCarol Anshaw, Lucky in the Corner Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed Nicola Griffith, Stay Lydia Kwa, This Place Called Absence Lesbian Mystery Elizabeth Woodcraft, Good Bad WomanClaire McNab, Accidental Murder Lauren Maddison, Death by Prophecy Ellen Hart, Immaculate Midnight Heather Dune Macadam, The Weeping Buddha Lesbian Poetry Ellen Bass, Mules of LoveC. C. Carter, Body Language Eloise Klein Healy, Passing Melanie Braverman, Red Jenny Factor, Unraveling LGBT Studies Neil Miller, Sex-Crime PanicCraig Rimmerman, From Identity to Politics Colm Toibin, Love in a Dark Time Ruth Vanita, Queering India David Nimmons, Soul Beneath the Skin Romance Andrew W. M. Beierle, The Winter of Our DiscothèqueJon Jeffrey, Boyfriend Material Orland Outland, Different People Nancy Garden, Nora and Liz Leslea Newman, She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Science fiction, fantasy or horror Michael Rowe, ed., Queer Fear IIKatherine V. Forrest, Daughters of an Amber Noon Laura Adams, Seeds of Fire Randy Boyd, The Devil Inside Cecilia Tan, ed., Wired Hard 3 Spirituality Geoffrey Duncan, Courage to LoveLawrence Schimel, Found Tribe Andrew Calimach, Lovers' Legends: The Gay Greek Myths David Shneer and Caryn Aviv, Queer Jews Robert E. Goss, Queering Christ Transgender Noelle Howey, Dress CodesChloe Brushwood Rose and Anna Camilleri, Brazen Femme Joan Nestle, Riki Wilchins and Claire Howell, GenderQueer Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex T Cooper, Some of the Parts Visual arts Dominique Fernandez, A Hidden LoveTom Bianchi, On the Couch – Volume One Thomas Waugh, Out/Lines Richard Meyer, Outlaw Representation Justin Spring, Paul Cadmus: The Male Nude References 2003-07-09 15th Annual Lambda Literary Awards https://lambdaliterary.org/2003/07/lambda-literary-awards-2002/ 2025-08-23 Lambda Literary Awards Category:Lambda Literary Awards ceremonies Lambda Category:2003 in LGBTQ history Category:2003 awards in the United States