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Edition 13 (2001)

AnthologyBisexual LiteratureChildren's or Young AdultDramaGay FictionGay Memoir or BiographyGay PoetryGay RomanceJeanne Córdova PrizeJim Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelists' PrizeJudith A. Markowitz AwardLesbian FictionLesbian Memoir or BiographyLesbian PoetryLesbian RomanceLGBTQ+ ComicsLGBTQ+ Romance & EroticaLGBTQ+ StudiesNonfictionPublishing Professional AwardRandall Kenan PrizeScience Fiction, Fantasy and HorrorTransgender LiteratureTrustee AwardVisionary AwardBisexual FictionBisexual NonfictionBisexual PoetryLGBTQ+ AnthologyLGBTQ+ Children's BooksLGBTQ+ DramaLGBTQ+ Middle GradeLGBTQ+ MysteryLGBTQ+ NonfictionLGBTQ+ PoetryLGBTQ+ Speculative FictionLGBTQ+ Young AdultTransgender FictionTransgender NonfictionTransgender Poetry

Winners

6 people
John Cameron Mitchell じょん きゃめろん みっちぇる Winner

A riotous libretto that turns the pain of gender transition and the energy of rock into a stage-bound confession. It traces the hurt and release of self-invention with rough humor and theatrical force.

Hedwig turns the pain of a botched operation into a furious, funny song of self-making.

94 pages
gender transitionrock musicself-inventionidentity and loss
Stephen Trask すてぃーゔん とらすく Winner

A riotous libretto that turns the pain of gender transition and the energy of rock into a stage-bound confession. It traces the hurt and release of self-invention with rough humor and theatrical force.

Hedwig turns the pain of a botched operation into a furious, funny song of self-making.

94 pages
gender transitionrock musicself-inventionidentity and loss
David Ebershoff でいゔぃっど えばーすほふ Winner

A historical novel that delicately depicts gender transition and marriage. Inspired by a real painter, it quietly asks how to respond when the person you love begins to change.

A quiet historical novel about how to respond when the person you love begins to change.

288 pages
gender transitionmarriageartidentityhistorical fiction
Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik) みしぇる てぃー Winner

A fast-moving coming-of-age novel that races through San Francisco's lesbian underground. Romance, friendship, and the heat of the city are all mixed together.

An energetic coming-of-age story set in the radical nights of San Francisco.

216 pages
lesbian cultureSan Franciscocoming of agecommunityurban life
Noelle Howey のえる はうい Winner

An essay collection about the experiences of children raised by gay, lesbian, and transgender parents. It presents family, secrecy, and identity from multiple angles.

A collection of voices on the confusion and understanding that can shape life with queer and trans parents.

244 pages
familyparent-child relationshipsidentitycoming outnontraditional families
Ellen Samuels えれん さみゅえるず Winner

An essay collection about the experiences of children raised by gay, lesbian, and transgender parents. It presents family, secrecy, and identity from multiple angles.

A collection of voices on the confusion and understanding that can shape life with queer and trans parents.

244 pages
familyparent-child relationshipsidentitycoming outnontraditional families