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The Michele Karlsberg Leadership Award, established in 2022 as the Publishing Triangle Leadership Award, is an annual literary award presented by The Publishing Triangle to editors, literary agents, and others who help quality books with LGBT+ content is published. Since 2016, winners have received a $500 prize.

In 2022, the award was named to honor Michele Karlsberg, one of Publishing Triangle's first co-chairs and the founder of Amethyst Press.

Recipients[edit]

Award winners[1]
Year Winner Ref.
2002 Michael Denneny (1943–2023): American editor and author, known as one of the first openly gay editors at a major publishing house
2003 Jed Mattes (1952–2003): American literary agent who advocated for LGBT literature
2004 Barbara Gittings (1932–2007): American librarian and LGBT rights activist
2005 Lesbian Herstory Archives: American archive, community center, and museum dedicated to preserving lesbian history
2006 Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop: American bookshop focused on LGBT works
2007 Nancy Bereano (born 1942): American editor and publisher who founded Firebrand Books, a lesbian feminist press
2008 Carol Seajay: American activist and former bookseller who founded Feminist Bookstore News
Richard Labonté (1949–2022): Canadian writer and editor, who edited numerous LGBT anthologies
2009 Carole DeSanti [2]
2010 Michele Karlsberg [3]
2011 Gay and Lesbian Review: Magazine of history, culture, and politics for LGBT people and their allies
2012 Frances Goldin (1924–2020): American housing rights activist and literary agent [4]
2013 Ira Silverberg (born 1963): American literary agent and editor [5]
2014 Sinister Wisdom: American lesbian quarterly of art and literature [6][7]
2015 —
2016 Christopher Street: American gay-oriented magazine [8]
2017 John Scognamiglio
2018 Malaga Baldi
2019 Paul Willis
2020 In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction, a documentary by Project Legacies [9]
2021 William Johnson [10][11][12]
2022 Trent Duffy [13]
2023 Donnie Jochum and Greg Newton, co-founders of the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division [14][15]
2024 Kris Kleindienst, owner of Left Bank Books [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Michele Karlsberg Leadership Award". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ Block, Jenny (2013-09-05). "Taking Home The Literary Gold". Curve Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ Kline, Kevin Mark (2010-04-24). "Finalists announced for the 22nd Triangle Awards". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Jameson (2012-04-20). "The 2012 Publishing Triangle Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. ^ Bookey, Seth J. (2013-05-08). "Going for the Silver – Gay City News". Gay City News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  6. ^ Enszer, Julie R. (2014-04-25). "Sinister Wisdom Receives Leadership Award From Publishing Triangle". HuffPost. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  7. ^ "Publishing Triangle's 26th Annual Awards Presented April 24". Windy City Times. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  8. ^ Towle, Andy (2016-03-15). "Publishing Triangle Award Nominees Announced For Best LGBT Books Of 2015: FULL LIST". Towleroad Gay News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  9. ^ "2020 Triangle Award Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. 2020-03-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  10. ^ "Awards: Triangle Winners; Firecracker Finalists". Shelf Awareness. 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ^ "Member Exclusive: The Writing Life with Rex Ogle". PEN America. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  12. ^ "Special Guest Archives - Page 6 of 9". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  13. ^ "Awards: Triangle Winners". Shelf Awareness . 2022-05-12. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  14. ^ "Publishing Triangle Announces Triangle Award Finalists". Publishers Weekly. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  15. ^ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Finalists". Shelf Awareness. 2023-04-06. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  16. ^ "Awards: Publishing Triangle Winners; Donner Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2024-04-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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