24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, Monday, June 4, 2012

24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, Monday, June 4, 2012

Honorees: Novelist Armistead Maupin, Feminist Pioneer Kate Millett

Hosted by Kate Clinton

Special Performance by Lypsinka / Lady Bunny to DJ VIP After-Party

Presenters and special guests include: Ted Allen, Ross Bleckner, Frank Bruni, Charles Busch, Olympia Dukakis, Wally Lamb, Anthony Rapp, Judith Regan, Ally Sheedy, Jacqueline Woodson

What: 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, celebrating excellence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender literature

Where:           CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium

365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, New York City

When:             6 pm: Red Carpet & Reception

7 pm: Awards Ceremony

What:               VIP After-Party

Where:            Slate

54 West 21st Street, New York City

When:             9:30 pm

Award Finalists: www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/24th-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists/

Event and Ticket Information: www.lambdaliterary.org/awards

Ceremony Sponsors:

Benefactor Level: Harper Perennial, CLAGS (The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies) and Kettle One Vodka; Mentor Level: American Institute of Bisexuality; Friends Level: Bywater Books, Arsenal Pulp Press, Seal Press, Beacon Press, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, The Feminist Press, Torquere Press, Northwest Press, Cleis Press; Gift Bag Level: Scholastic, Sarabande, Northwest Press

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The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers. LLF’s programs include: the Lambda Literary Awards, the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices, LGBT Writers in Schools, and our web magazine, The Lambda Literary Review, at www.LambdaLiterary.org. For more information call (323) 366-2104 or e-mail admin@lambdaliterary.org.