Amber Hollibaugh Award
| Amber Hollibaugh Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Nonfiction books with social justice themes |
| Sponsored by | Publishing Triangle |
| Reward | US$1,000 |
| Established | 2025 |
| Website | publishingtriangle |
The Amber Hollibaugh Award for LGBTQ+ Social Justice Writing, established in 2025, is an annual literary award presented by the Publishing Triangle to "a nonfiction book that addresses issues such as economic injustice, with particular attention to queer youth and adult sex workers".[1] Award recipients receive a US$1,000 prize.[1]
The award honors American writer and political activist Amber L. Hollibaugh (1946–2023).
Recipients
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johanna Hedva | How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability and Doom | Winner | [2][3] |
| Neesha Powell-Ingabire | Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia's Geechee Coast | Finalist | [4] | |
| Vera Blossom | How to Fuck Like a Girl: Essays | |||
| Vanessa Angélica Villarreal | Magical Realism: Essays On Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders | |||
| 2026 | John Birdsall | What Is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution | Winner | [5][6] |
| Joelle Kidd | Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture | Finalist | [7] | |
| Lewis Raven Wallace | Radical Unlearning: The Art and Science of Creating Change from Within | |||
| Kaila Adia Story | The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf: On the Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity | |||
| Alyson Stoner | Semi Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything |
References
- 1 2 "The Amber Hollibaugh Award for LGBTQ+ Social Justice Writing". The Publishing Triangle. Archived from the original on June 11, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Baron, Eva (April 21, 2025). "Jiaming Tang, Blas Falconer Among 2025 Publishing Triangle Award Winners". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist". Shelf Awareness . April 18, 2025. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle. March 17, 2025. Archived from the original on March 18, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners". Shelf Awareness . April 20, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Schaub, Michael (April 17, 2026). "2026 Publishing Triangle Award Winners Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Finalists Announced for the 38th Annual Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. March 16, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.