Stonewall Book Awards

The Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table, are three literary awards that annually recognize "exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience" in English-language books published in the U.S.A.

First given in 1971, the awards are now separated into Literature, Nonfiction, and Children's & Young Adult. One book wins in each category each year, and a handful of others are honored as finalists.

The Open Library aims to have an entry for every edition of every book ever published. Many books have a scanned digital version, which you can borrow for an hour (or longer) if you make a free account. You can read or borrow a book if the bar underneath the cover says "Borrow" or "Read."

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This collection only contains the Stonewall Award winners. For the full Open Library tag that includes more than 400 winners and finalists, click here.

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Related Collections

    » LGBTQ
    » Bisexual Book Awards
    » Lambda Literary Awards
    » Otherwise (Tiptree) Award
    » Publishing Triangle Awards
    » Ruth Benedict Prize

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Stonewall Book Award Categories

    » Earlier Awards (1971-1989)
    » Barbara Gittings Literature Award (1990-present)
    » Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award (1990-present)
    » Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Award (2010-present)
    » Poetry Award (2025-present)

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Earlier Awards (1971-1989)

Barbara Gittings Literature Award Winners

Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Winners

Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Award Winners

Poetry