Stonewall Book Awards
About the Stonewall Book Awards
The Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience.
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Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award
2022 Winner(s)
"Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir"
by Akwaeke Emezi
2022 Honor(s)
"A History of Scars"
by Laura Lee
"Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience"
by Zoë Playdon
"Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993"
by Sarah Schulman
"Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir"
by Brian Broome
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
2022 Winner(s)
"Sorrowland"
by Rivers Solomon
2022 Honor(s)
“A Psalm for the Wild-Built”
by Becky Chambers
“Black Girl, Call Home”
by Jasmine Mans
“Light From Uncommon Stars"
by Ryka Aoki
“Stone Fruit”
by Lee Lai
