Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammys") are awarded yearly by the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works that celebrate or explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) themes. The awards are presented annually for books published in the previous year. The Lambda Literary Foundation states that its mission is "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians—the whole literary community."^[1]

Since their inception in 1989, awards have been given in various categories in fiction and non-fiction.^[2] The category for speculative fiction works has changed several times; from Science Fiction and Mystery, to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and finally to LGBT Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.