Lambda Literary Awards Finalists

Lesbian Fiction
And Then They Were Nuns, by Susan J. Leonardi, Firebrand Books
Southland, by Nina Revoyr, Akashic Books
The Way the Crow Files, by Anne-Marie MacDonald, Harper Collins
This Wild Silence, by Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Alyson Books
What Night Brings, Carla Trujillo, Curbstone Press

Gay Fiction
Beijing, by Philip Gambone, University Of Wisconsin
Lives of the Circus Animals, by Christopher Bram, William Morrow
The Book of Salt, by Monique Truong, Houghton Mifflin
The War Against the Animals, by Paul Russell, St. Martin's Press
Where the Boys Are, by William J. Mann, Kensington Books

Lesbian Poetry
Embers, by Terry Wolverton, Red Hen Press
Final Girl, by Daphne Gottlieb, Soft Skull Press
Swirl, by Susan McCabe, Red Hen Press
The Beautiful, by Michelle Tea, Manic D Press
The Dirt She Ate, by Minnie Bruce Pratt, University of Pittsburgh

Gay Poetry
Middle Earth, by Henri Cole, FSG
Otherhood: Poems, by Reginald Shepherd, University of Pittsburgh
Saying the World, by Peter Pereira, Copper Canyon
Sky Lounge, by Mark Bibbins, Graywolf Press
The Healing Art, by Rafael Campo, W.W. Norton

Lesbian Mystery
Cry Havoc, by Baxter Clare, Bella Books
Damn Straight, by Elizabeth Sims, Alyson Books
Epitaph for an Angel, by Lauren Maddison, Alyson Books
Owl of the Desert, by Ida Swearingen, New Victoria Press
The Woman Who Found Grace, by Bett Reece Johnson, Cleis Press

Gay Mystery
Blind Eye, by John Morgan Wilson, St. Martin's Press
Bourbon Street Blues, by Greg Herren, Kensington Books
Dead Egotistical Morons, by Mark Richard Zubro, St. Martin's Press
It Takes Two, by Elliot Mackle, Alyson Books
Wearing Black to the White Party, by David Stukas, Kensington Books

Fiction Anthologies
All I Want for Christmas, by Jon Jeffrey/Chris Kenry/William J. Mann/Ben Tyler, Kensington Books
Best Lesbian Love Stories 2003, ed. by Angela Brown, Alyson Books
M2M, ed. by Karl Woelz, AttaGirl Press
Pulp Friction, ed. by Michael Bronski, St. Martin's Press
Telling Moments, ed. by Lydia Hall University of Wisconsin

Nonfiction Anthology
Boyfriends from Hell, ed. by Kevin Bentley Green Candy Press
Mortal Secrets, ed. by Robert Klitzman and Ronald Bayer, John Hopkins
Queer Crips, ed. by Bob Guter and John R. Killacky, Harrington Park Press
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name, ed. by Greg Wharton, Boheme Press
Pinned Down by Pronouns, Toni Amato, Conviction books

Memoir/Autobiography
Cleopatra's Wedding Present, by Robert Tewdwr Moss, University of Wisconsin
Going the Other Way, by Chris Bull and Billy Bean, Marlowe & Company
Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950’s, by Marijane Meaker, Cleis Press
Naked in the Promised Land, by Lillian Faderman, Houghton Mifflin
She's Not There, by Jennifer Finney, Broadway Books

Biography
Beautiful Shadow: A Life, by Andrew Wilson, Bloomsbury
Intertwined Lives, by Lois W. Banner, Alfred A. Knopf
Lost Prophet, by John D'Emilio, Free Press
Original Youth: The Real Story of Edmund White's Boyhood, by Keith Fleming, Green Candy Press
That Furious Lesbian, by Robert A. Schanke, Southern Illinois University Press

Children/YA
Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Geography Club, by Brent Hartinger, HarperTempest
Gravel Queen, by Tea Benduhn, Simon & Schuster
Keeping You a Secret, by Julie Anne Peters, Little Brown & Co.
Rainbow High, by Alex Sanchez, Simon & Schuster

Erotica
Best Gay Erotica 2004, ed. by Richard Labonte, Cleis Press
Best Lesbian Erotica 2004, ed. by Tristan Taormino, Cleis Press
Hot and Bothered 4, ed. by Karen X. Tulchinsky, Arsenal Pulp Press
Masters of Midnight, by Michael Thomas Ford/William J. Mann/Sean Wolfe/Jeff Mann, Kensington Books
Quickies 3, ed. by James Johnstone, Arsenal Pulp Press

Humor
Chelsea Boys, by Glen Hanson and Allan Neuwirth, Alyson Books
Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For, by Alison Bechdel, Alyson Books
Men are Pigs, But We Love Bacon, by Michael Alvear, Kensington Books
My Big Fat Queer Life, by Michael Thomas Ford, Alyson Books
That's Why They're in Cages, People!, by Joel Perry, Alyson Books

Romance
Best Lesbian Love Stories 2003, ed. by Angela Brown, Alyson Books
Daytime Drama, by Dave Benbow, Kensington Books
Last Summer, by Michael Thomas Ford, Kensington Books
Maybe Next Time, by Karin Kallmaker, Bella Books
They Say She Tastes Like Honey, by Michelle Sawyer, Alyson Books

SF/Fantasy
Elf Child, by David M. Pierce, Southern Tier Editions
Necrologue, ed. by Helen Sandler, Millivres
The Red Line of Yarmald, by Diana Rivers, Bella Books
The Substance of God, by Perry Brass, Belhue Press
Vampire Thrall, by Michael Schiefelbein, Alyson Books

Spirituality
Anything But Straight, by Wayne Besen, Harrington Park Press
Gay Perspective, by Toby Johnson, Alyson Books
Gay Witchcraft, by Christopher Penczak, Red Wheel/Weiser
Keeping Faith, by Fenton Johnson, Houghton Mifflin
The Man Jesus Loved, by Theodore W. Jennings, The Pilgrim Press

LGBT Studies
Anything But Straight, by Wayne Besen, Harrington Park Press
Love in the Time of HIV, by Michael Mancilla and Lisa Troshinsky, Guilford Publications
Queer Street, by James McCourt, W.W. Norton
Strapped for Cash, by Mack Friedman, Alyson Books
Time on Two Crosses, ed. by Devon W. Carbado and Donald Weise, Cleis Press

Drama
Forbidden Acts, by Ben Hodges, Applause Theatre
Motifs and Repetitions, by C.E. Gatchalian, Writer's Collective
Prok, by Brian Drader, J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
The Band Plays, by Mart Crowley, Alyson Books
Women in Turmoil: Six Plays, ed. by Robert Schanke, Southern Illinois University Press

Transgender/GenderQueer
She's Not There, by Jennifer Finney, Broadway Books
The Drag King Anthology, ed. by Donna Jean Troka, Harrington Park Press
Trans-Gendered: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith, by Justin Tanis, The Pilgrim Press
Transgender Journeys, by Virginia Ramey, The Pilgrim Press
** Editor's Note - The Man Who Would Be Queen, by J. Michael Bailey, (Joseph Henry Press) was also nominated in this category, but the nomination was later withdrawn by the Award's sponsoring organization, The Lambda Literary Foundation.

Visual Arts/Photography
A Face in the Crowd, ed. by John Peterson, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Familiar Men, by Laurie Toby Edison Shifting Focus Press
Focus on Living, by Roslyn Banish, University Of Massachusetts Press
Vacation in Ibiza, by Lawrence Schimel & Sebas, NBM-Eurotica
Women Seeing Women, ed. by Longhar Schirmer, W.W. Norton

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