Snagged this list from Elisa Rolle. Very happy to see some of my favorite authors here this year! Congrats to Mick and his novel, Holy Communion, tying for the Bisexual Fiction award!

Winners announced for the 22 Annual Lambda Literary Awards

LGBT Anthologies: Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose City, edited by Ariel Gore (Lit Star Press)

Finalists:
– Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris, edited by David Bergman (University of Wisconsin Press)
– Moral Panics, Sex Panics: Fear and the Fight Over Sexual Rights, edited by Gilbert Herdt (NYU Press)
– My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them, edited by Michael Montlack (University of Wisconsin Press)
– Smash the Church, Smash the State! The Early Years of Gay Liberation, edited by Tommi Avicolli Mecca (City Lights)

LGBT Children’s/Young Adult: Sprout, by Dale Peck (Bloomsbury USA)

Finalists:
– Ash, by Malinda Lo (Little, Brown)
– How Beautiful the Ordinary, edited by Michael Cart (HarperCollins)
– In Mike We Trust, by P.E. Ryan (HarperCollins) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/528923.html)
– The Vast Fields of Ordinary, by Nick Burd (Penguin Books) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/955620.html)

LGBT Drama: The Collected Plays Of Mart Crowley, by Mart Crowley (Alyson Books)

Finalists:
– The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, by Kate Moira Ryan & Linda S. Chapman (Dramatists Play Service)
– Revenge of the Women’s Studies Professor, by Bonnie L. Morris (Indiana University Press)

LGBT Nonfiction: The Greeks and Greek Love, by James Davidson (Random House)

Finalists: 
– The Golden Age of Gay Fiction, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn (MLR Press) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/801875.html)
– I Am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde, edited by Rudolph P. Byrd, Johnnetta Betsch Cole & Beverly Guy-Sheftall (Oxford University Press)
– Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences, by Sarah Schulman (The New Press)
Unfriendly Fire:How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America, by Nathaniel Frank (St. Martin’s Press)

LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror: Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valenta (Bantam/Spectra Books)

Finalists:
– Centuries Ago and Very Fast, by Rebecca Ore (Aqueduct Press)
– Fist of the Spider Woman, by Amber Dawn (Arsenal Pulp Press)
– In the Closet, Under the Bed, by Lee Thomas (Dark Scribe Press)
– Pumpkin Teeth, by Tom Cardamone (Lethe Press)

LGBT Studies: The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth Century America, by Margot Canaday (Princeton University Press)

Finalists: 
– Metropolitan Lovers: The Homosexuality of Cities, by Julie Abraham (University of Minnesota Press)
– Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP’s Fight Against AIDS, by Deborah B. Gould (University of Chicago Press)
– The Queer Child, or Growing Sideways in the Twentieth Century, by Kathryn Bond Stockton (Duke University Press)
– The Resurrection of the Body: Pier Paolo Pasolini from Saint Paul to Sade, by Armando Maggi (University of Chicago Press)

Bisexual Fiction (tie):
– Holy Communion, by Mykola Dementiuk (Synergy Press) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/700800.html)
– Love You Two, by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli (Random House Australia)

Finalists:
– Arusha, by J.E. Knowles (Spinsters Ink)
– The Janeid, by Bobbie Geary (The Graeae Press)
– Torn, by Amber Lehman (Closet Case Press)

Bisexual Nonfiction: Leaving India: My Family’s Journey From Five Villages to Five Continents, by Minal Hajratwala (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Finalists:
– Byron in Love: A Short Daring Life, by Edna O’Brien (W. W. Norton)
– Cheever: A Life, by Blake Bailey (Alfred A. Knopf)
– Map, by Audrey Beth Stein (Lulu.com)
– Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood’s Dark Dreamer, by Emanuel Levy (St. Martin’s Press)

Transgender: Lynnee Breedlove’s One Freak Show, by Lynn Breedlove (Manic D Press)

Finalists:
– Bharat Jiva, by Kari Edwards (Litmus Press)
– The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, by S Bear Bergman (Arsenal Pulp Press)
– Transmigration, by Joy Ladin (Sheep Meadow Press)
– Troglodyte Rose, by Adam Lowe (Cadaverine Publications)

Lesbian Debut Fiction: The Creamsickle, by Rhiannon Argo (Spinsters Ink)

Finalists:
– The Bigness of the World, by Lori Ostlund (University of Georgia Press)
– Land Beyond Maps, by Maida Tilchen (Savvy Press)
– More of This World or Maybe Another, by Barb Johnson (HarperCollins)
– Verge, by Z Egloff (Bywater Books)

Gay Debut Fiction: Blue Boy, by Rakesh Satyal (Kensington Books)

Finalists:
– God Says No, by James Hannaham (McSweeneys)
– Pop Salvation, by Lance Reynald (HarperCollins)
– Shaming the Devil: Collected Short Stories, by G. Winston James (Top Pen Press)
– Sugarless, by James Magruder (University of Wisconsin Press)

Lesbian Erotica: Lesbian Cowboys, edited by Sacchi Green & Rakelle Valencia (Cleis Press)

Finalists:
– Flesh and Bone, by Ronica Black (Bold Strokes Books)
– Punishment with Kisses, by Diane Anderson-Minshall (Bold Strokes Books)
– Where the Girls Are, by D.L. King (Cleis Press)
– Women of the Bite, by Cecelia Tan (Alyson Books)

Gay Erotica: Impossible Princess, by Kevin Killian (City Lights)

Finalists:
– Rough Trade: Dangerous Gay Erotica, edited by Todd Gregory (Bold Strokes Books)
– I Like It Like That: True Tales of Gay Desire, edited by Richard Labonté & Lawrence Schimel (Arsenal Pulp Press)
– The Low Road, by James Lear (Cleis Press) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/388426.html)
– Eight Inches, by Sean Wolfe (Kensington Books)

Lesbian Fiction: A Field Guide to Deception, by Jill Malone (Bywater Books)

Finalists:
– Dismantled, by Jennifer McMahon (HarperCollins)
– Forgetting the Alamo, Or, Blood Memory, by Emma Pérez (University of Texas Press)
– Risk, by Elena Dykewomon (Bywater Books)
– This One’s Going to Last Forever, by Nairne Holtz (Insomniac Press)

Gay Fiction: Lake Overturn, by Vestal McIntyre (HarperCollins)

Finalists: 
– The River In Winter, by Matt Dean (Queens English Productions)
– Said and Done, by James Morrison (Black Lawrence Press)
– Salvation Army, by Abdellah Taia (Semiotext(e))
– Silverlake, by Peter Gadol (Tyrus Books)

Lesbian Memoir/Biography: The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith, by Joan Schenkar (St. Martin’s Press)

Finalists: 
– Called Back: My Reply to Cancer, My Return to Life, by Mary Cappello (Alyson Books)
– Mean Little deaf Queer, by Terry Galloway (Beacon Press)
– My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement, by Alix Dobkin (Alyson Books)
– Likewise: The High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag, by Ariel Schrag (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Fireside)

Gay Memoir/Biography: Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back, by Reynolds Price (Scribner Books) 

Finalists: 
– City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960’s and 70’s, by Edmund White (Bloomsbury USA) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/629113.html)
– Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division, by Jon Ginoli (Cleis Press)
– Once You Go Back, by Douglas A. Martin (Seven Stories Press)
– The Pure Lover: A Memoir of Grief, by David Plante (Beacon Press)

Lesbian Mystery: Death of a Dying Man, by J.M. Redmann (Bold Strokes Books)

Finalists:
– Command of Silence, by Paulette Callen (Spinsters Ink)
– From Hell to Breakfast, by Joan Opyr (Blue Feather Books)
– The Mirror and the Mask, by Ellen Hart (St. Martin’s/Minotaur)
– Toasted, by Josie Gordon (Bella Books)

Gay Mystery: What We Remember, by Michael Thomas Ford (Kensington Books) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/423626.html)

Finalists:
– All Lost Things, by Josh Aterovis (P.D. Publishing) (The Inside Reader: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/892978.html)
– The Killer of Orchids, by Ralph Ashworth (State Street Press)
– Murder in the Garden District, by Greg Herren (Alyson Books) (In the Spotlight: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/882286.html)
– Straight Lies, by Rob Byrnes (Kensington Books) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/871317.html)

Lesbian Poetry: Zero at the Bone, by Stacie Cassarino (New Issues Poetry & Prose)

Finalists:
– Bird Eating Bird, by Kristin Naca (HarperCollins)
– Gospel: Poems, by Samiya Bashir (Red Bone Press)
– Names, by Marilyn Hacker (W.W. Norton)
– Stars of the Night Commute, by Ana Bozicevic (Tarpaulin Sky Press)

Gay Poetry: Sweet Core Orchard, by Benjamin S. Grossberg (University of Tampa Press) 

Finalists:
– Breakfast with Thom Gunn, by Randall Mann (University of Chicago Press)
– The Brother Swimming Beneath Me, by Brent Goodman (Black Lawrence Press)
– The First Risk, by Charles Jensen (Lethe Press) (Rainbow Award Winner: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/885934.html)
– What the Right Hand Knows, by Tom Healy (Four Way Books)

Lesbian Romance: The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin, by Colette Moody (Bold Strokes Books)

Finalists:
– It Should Be a Crime, by Carsen Taite (Bold Strokes Books)
– No Rules of Engagement, by Tracey Richardson (Bella Books)
– Stepping Stone, by Karin Kallmaker (Bella Books)
– Worth Every Step, by KG MacGregor (Bella Books)

Gay Romance: Drama Queers!, by Frank Anthony Polito (Kensington Books) 

Finalists:
– A Keen Edge, by H. Leigh Aubrey (iUniverse) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/953851.html)
– The Rest of Our Lives, by Dan Stone (Lethe Press) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/680513.html)
– Time After Time, by J.P. Bowie (MLR Press) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/762264.html)
– Transgressions, by Erastes (Running Press) (Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/605516.html)

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Even after proofing our final edits, we authors have all gone through “OMG, what have they done to my story!” upon receiving our author copies. But submitting a short story for an anthology, leaving your baby in the hands of a stranger to do with as he or she sees fit, and then waiting, praying the editor, at the very least, keeps the original intent of the story intact, can be nerve wracking and downright frightening.

Experiencing this myself recently, I wanted to take a moment to comment on how impressed I was when I received my author copy for BOYS OF THE BITE, a Gay Vampire Anthology, from Ravenous Romance. I had not worked with Cecilia Tan until now, and after reading over my story, VAMMP: Conquering Dissension, I just wanted to express how grateful I am to have her as the anthology’s editor. Not only did my story and its meaning remain intact, with Ms. Tan’s strategic (and minimal) placement of a couple words here and there, my story turned out better than I could have imagined.

Thank you, Cecilia.

edited by Cecilia Tan

ISBN 9-781-60777-178-4

Ravenous Romance

BOYS OF THE BITE, a Gay Vampire Anthology

edited by Cecilia Tan

ISBN 9-781-60777-178-4

Ravenous Romance

VAMMP: Conquering Dissension by Bryl R. Tyne

Excerpt:

Alan awoke as his Darrel dreams grew erotically vivid. With a groan, he rolled to the side and came to an abrupt stop. His tented boxers sufficed as a kickstand. Alan stared into the blackness. Four hours of rest had healed his abilities some. His hearing seemed keener, and he picked up curious sounds. It was a resonance he welcomed, as it heightened to a fiery boil the blood Darrel had stirred but left unsatisfied. Alan slid from the bed, donned clean jeans and T-shirt from his duffel, and crept into the dimly lit hallway.

He would bypass Darrel’s room. Instead of taking the stairs down, Alan tiptoed further into the hall until he found a narrow staircase. He climbed each step with stealth, reached the third level, and took four strides to his left. Half a set of French doors unlatched and opened easily, and he stepped out onto the balcony.

Darkness called to him. Like an addict, each wanton cry carried on the wind beckoned him. As unbridled lust worked its magic, the night’s raw bawdiness mesmerized him, drew him. He scaled the balcony’s railing and alit on the hillside with the finesse of a cat. As if bewitched, he followed the intoxicating moans.

Less than a mile from the house, he sniffed the breeze and pinpointed the aroma of intimacy. Moonlight cast a surreal eeriness upon the source, a stable set low in a valley. Anticipation raced through his veins as he descended a ridge, closing the distance to satisfaction. Cock stiff and ready for action, Alan focused on the orange glow that illuminated the coarseness of rough-cut siding and swept closer.

He needed no further inspection. Already having deciphered the throaty grunts and quickened heart rates minutes ago, he’d determined the situation beyond this barrier involved sweat, sex, and men. One rap on the metal-banded wood yielded a gorgeous, half-naked hunk fastening his jeans. “¿Hola Qué quieres?”

Hmm, an open door… All the invitation Alan wanted. As his greeter swiped damp locks from his face, Alan drank in the man’s sweat-moistened, bronze chest, fixating on a droplet winding through fine dark hairs splayed over work-formed pecs. With a wry grin and a lift of one brow, Alan locked eyes with the man, who invited Alan inside without further question.

Alan followed the man up wooden slats to a loft, noting how the light from two turned down lanterns cast perfect shadows on the man’s rounded, jean-covered ass. With flannel shirt in hand, the man’s partner stood and made a clumsy attempt to hide his pale and freckled nakedness as Alan cleared the ladder. Spanish undertones rose in decibels, as the man, who’d allowed Alan inside, tried to convince his friend of Alan’s harmlessness. Alan stepped nearer to offer his vote, and smirked at the men’s hungry gazes running the course of his body, delighted when they hesitated on the bulge in his jeans.

“You’re Master Darrel’s friend, right?” the paler of the two men asked.

Steamy Stories from other contributors in BOYS OF THE BITE:

Wanting Needing Having by R. R. Angell

To Be Beloved by Pepper Espinoza

Lost in Translation by TammyJo Eckhart

The Love of a Faithful Servant by Teresa Noelle Roberts

The Cold Color of the Heart by Eric Del Carlo & Amber Jayne Dodd

The Sin Eater’s Prince by Keta Diablo

The Conservative Dark by Connor McKay

The Last Brother by Ken Panadero

The Devil’s Half Acre by Ryan Field

Available in eBook from Ravenous Romance

My VAMMP: Conquering Dissension is just one of the many hot and wanton gay vampire stories of lust and desire available in Cecilia Tan’s BOYS OF THE BITE gay vampire anthology at Ravenous Romance!

About Boys of the Bite:

Vampires are ever young, ever beautiful, and ruled by the cravings of the flesh. In Boys of the Bite, the gay male side of the vampire’s legend is explored in every erotic possibility. From historical settings where vampires move through high society to modern vamps you find at the all-night laundromat, these lusty men know how to hunt, whether for love or just a midnight snack.

Mixing stories by gay male authors like R. R. Angell and Bob Panadero with some of Ravenous Romance’s stars of m/m romance like Keta Diablo and Ryan Field, Boys of the Bite gives every reader plenty to get his or her blood pumping.

Contributors & stories include:

Wanting Needing Having by R. R. Angell

To Be Beloved by Pepper Espinoza

Lost in Translation by TammyJo Eckhart

The Love of a Faithful Servant by Teresa Noelle Roberts

The Cold Color of the Heart by Eric Del Carlo & Amber Jayne Dodd

The Sin Eater’s Prince by Keta Diablo

The Conservative Dark by Connor McKay

The Last Brother by Ken Panadero

The Devil’s Half Acre by Ryan Field

VAMMP: Conquering Dissension by Bryl R. Tyne  <— Moi

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