Suggest a Title for the Stonewall Book Awards - Literature (Adult)

This form can be used to suggest a title to the Stonewall Book Awards - Barbara Gittings Literature Award Committee, which select the winner of the Barbara Gittings Literature Award and name honor books (as appropriate). The literature category encompasses novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. Anthologies comprised of both nonfiction and literary pieces should be categorized by whichever form predominates.

Anyone may suggest a title to the committee members for consideration. However, the publisher of a proposed title, agents or representatives of the author, or anyone else who may stand to gain directly from the nomination of the book should disclose this information via the form below. All suggestions must be submitted by the deadline of December 1st. Books themselves must also be received by December 1st. If a book will be published after December 1st but before December 31st, the committee may accept a galley copy or an ebook. The deadline to receive the completed Author and Publication Information Verification form is December 31st.

About the Stonewall Book Awards

The Stonewall Book Awards of the American Library Association are given annually to English-language books of exceptional merit relating to the LGBTQIA+ experience. The awards are given to works published in the United States in the previous calendar year, although works published elsewhere may be considered. Re-printings of previously published books will not be considered. Substantially changed new editions of previously published works and English translations of foreign-language books are eligible for the awards.

The Book Award Committee announces the winners at the American Library Association (ALA) LibLearnX, usually held in January. The awards, which consist of a commemorative plaque and a cash award of $1000, are presented to the winning authors or editors at the ALA Annual Conference, held in June or July. Honor authors receive a certificate and no cash award.

Awards are made in three categories: adult literature, adult nonfiction and children's and young adult literature. Use the form below to suggest titles for the adult literature category; adult non-fiction and children's and young adult titles should be suggested separately.

Submission Information
The book is eligible for:
Only works published in English between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, are eligible. Reprints of previously published books are ineligible unless they are substantially changed and thus considered new editions. English translations of foreign-language books are eligible.
Example: Phobos Books, an imprint of Deimos Publishing, a division of Martian Press, Inc.
Use this space to include an optional short statement describing why the book should be considered.
Submitter information
Please indicate if you are the publisher of the proposed title, agent or representative of the author, or anyone else who may stand to gain directly from the nomination of the book: