The Ferro-Grumley Award is an annual literary award, presented by Publishing Triangle and the Ferro-Grumley Foundation to a book deemed the year's best work of LGBTQ fiction. The award is presented in memory of writers Robert Ferro and Michael Grumley. It was co-founded in 1988 by Stephen Greco, who continues to direct it as of 2022.
First awarded in 1990, separate awards were presented for gay and lesbian fiction until 2008 when the awards were merged into a single award.
On two occasions, the award has been won by works that were not conventional literary fiction. In 1994, journalist John Berendt won the award for his non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and in 2009, cartoonist Alison Bechdel won the award for her comic strip anthology The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For.
Awards
Ferro-Grumley Award for Literary Excellence (1990–1996) +Award winnersYearCategoryAuthorTItleResult1990MenCloserWinnerWomenEye of the HurricaneWinner1991MenWinnerWomenHerWinner1992MenVanishing RoomsWinnerWomenWinner1993MenLet the Dead Bury Their DeadWinnerWomenBastard Out of CarolinaWinner1994MenMidnight in the Garden of Good and EvilWinnerWomenWritten on the BodyWinner1995MenAmerican StudiesWinnerWomenHouse RulesWinner1996MenLike People in HistoryWinnerWomenRat BohemiaWinner
Ferro-Grumley Award for Gay Fiction (1997–2007) +Award winners and finalistsYearAuthorTItlePublisherResult scope="col" width="5%" 1997WinnerFinalistFinalist1998WinnerFinalistBruiserFinalist1999WinnerFinalistFinalist2000St. Martin's PressWinnerAllan SteinGroveFinalistBreakfast with ScotCounterpointFinalist2001Alfred A. KnopfWinnerGuess Again: StoriesSimon and SchusterFinalistMartin Bauman; Or, A Sure ThingHoughton MifflinFinalist2002Viking PressWinnerEdinburghWelcome Rain PublishersFinalistBloomsburyFinalist2003At Swim, Two BoysScribnerWinnerSt. Martin's PressFinalistAvoidanceGraywolf PressFinalist2004Through It Came Bright ColorsHarrington Park PressWinnerLives of the Circus AnimalsWilliam MorrowFinalistSimon and SchusterFinalist2005Belmondo StyleSt. Martin's PressWinnerScribnerFinalistVan Allen's EcstasySouthern Tier EditionsFinalist2006Carroll & GrafWinnerStill Life with JuneSt. Martin's PressFinalistBranwellSoft Skull PressFinalist2007Exiles in AmericaWilliam MorrowWinnerSuspect Thoughts PressFinalistAlternatives to SexSimon and SchusterFinalist
Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction (1997–2007) +Award winners and finalistsYearAuthorTItlePublisherResult scope="col" width="5%" 1997SunnybrookWinnerLove and Death and Other StoriesFinalistOld LoveFinalist1998Beyond the PaleWinnerFall on Your KneesFinalistSoul KissFinalist1999WinnerLikeFinalistDon't ExplainFinalist2000What She Left MeMiddlebury PressWinnerShy GirlFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalistTipping the VelvetRiverheadFinalist2001AffinityRiverheadWinnerCool for YouSoft Skull PressFinalistAlyson BooksFinalist2002SlammerkinHarcourtWinnerDays of AweBallantineFinalistLight Coming BackAlyson BooksFinalist2003Lucky in the CornerHoughton MifflinWinnerHungerOberon PressFinalistDear First LoveHarperCollinsFinalist2004SouthlandAkashic BooksWinnerDykes & Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life-Forms to Watch Out ForAlyson BooksFinalistCity LightsFinalist2005Houghton MifflinWinnerLife MaskHarcourtFinalistNoticeSerpent's TailFinalist2006Brian in Three SeasonsPermanent PressWinnerGotta Find Me an AngelRaincoast BooksFinalistLoose EndArsenal Pulp PressFinalist2007Every Visible ThingWilliam MorrowWinnerBow GripArsenal Pulp PressFinalistCity LightsFinalist
Ferro Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction (2008–present) +Award winners and finalistsYearAuthorTItlePublisherResult2008Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouFrances Foster BooksWinnerCarroll & GrafWinnerBrendan WolfFinalistCall Me by Your NameFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalistCarroll & GrafFinalistLike SonAkashic BooksFinalistMichael Tolliver LivesHarperCollinsFinalist2009Houghton Mifflin HarcourtWinnerFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalistSteerforthFinalistUs Ones in BetweenRunning PressFinalistRandom HouseFinalistLove and LiesSimon and Schuster Books for Young ReadersFinalist2010Alyson BooksWinnerMore of This World or Maybe AnotherHarperPerennialFinalistMayapple PressFinalistShaming the DevilTop Pen PressFinalistBywater BooksFinalistLake OverturnHarperFinalist2011Counterpoint PressWinnerKrakow MeltArsenal Pulp PressFinalistPerfect PeaceSt. Martin's PressFinalistAlyson BooksFinalistInfernoOR BooksFinalistUniversity of Wisconsin PressFinalist2012Cleis PressWinnerAlfred A. KnopfFinalistRemembrance of Things I ForgotUniversity of Wisconsin PressFinalistQuarantineHarperPerennialFinalistUniversity of Pittsburgh PressFinalistMonocerosCoach House PressFinalist2013University of Wisconsin PressWinnerSemiotex[e]FinalistArsenal Pulp PressFinalistBy BloodFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalistSea ChangeStarbooks PressFinalistKing of AngelsBelhue PressFinalist2014If You Could Be MineAlgonquin Young ReadersWinnerLocal SoulsLiverightFinalistAll This Talk of LoveAlgonquin Books of Chapel HillFinalistBloomsbury USAFinalistWhere You Can Find MeThomas Dunne BooksFinalist2015Mr. LovermanAkashic BooksWinnerSideways Down the SkyMLR PressFinalistAll I Love and KnowWilliam MorrowFinalistWhen Everything Feels Like the MoviesArsenal Pulp PressFinalistI Loved You MoreHawthorne BooksFinalist2016PicadorWinnerUnder the Udala TreesHoughton Mifflin HarcourtFinalistDoubledayFinalistAfter the ParadeScribnerFinalistJDTerrace BooksFinalist2017They May Not Mean To, But They DoSarah Crichton BooksWinnerChelsea Station EditionsFinalistAdvocateCormorant BooksFinalistUniversity of Wisconsin PressFinalistSjón, by Victoria CribbMoonstoneFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalist2018University of Wisconsin PressWinnerHer Body and Other PartiesGraywolf PressFinalistHogarthFinalistOutside Is the OceanUniversity of Iowa PressFinalistBywater BooksFinalist2019DrapetomaniaTeam AngelicaWinnerEdenHoughton Mifflin HarcourtFinalistHogarthFinalistRare BirdFinalistTin ManPutnamFinalist2020On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousPenguin PressWinnerGirl, Woman, OtherBlack CatFinalistLike Wings, Your HandsRed Hen PressFinalistRed at the BoneRiverheadFinalist (ed.)Sinister WisdomFinalist; by Molly RingwaldLie with MeScribnerFinalist2021Fiebre TropicalFeminist PressWinnerApsara EngineFeminist PressFinalistMemorialRiverheadFinalistNeotenicaNightboat BooksFinalistAvid Reader PressFinalist2022AfterpartiesEccoWinnerPegasus BooksFinalistDundurn PressFinalistSummer FunSoho PressFinalistMilk FedScribnerFinalist2023Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to CarlottaLittle, Brown & Co.WinnerJunieBook*hug PressFinalist, by Anna KushnerCall Me CassandraFarrar Straus GirouxFinalistBig GirlLiverightFinalistCounterpointFinalistBrother AliveGrove AtlanticFinalist2024PomegranateAtria BooksWinnerChain-Gang All-StarsPenguin Random HouseFinalist, by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch Dandelion DaughterEsplanade BooksFinalistGirlfriendsLittlePuss PressFinalist, by Elina AlterWoundCatapult BooksFinalist2025Cinema LoveDuttonWinnerCuriositiesKnopfFinalistHart IslandUniversity of Wisconsin PressFinalist Indian WinterCoach House BooksFinalistThere is a Rio Grande in HeavenMariner BooksFinalist2026DroughtRebel Satori PressWinnerA/S/LSoho PressFinalistAre You Happy?: Stories Astra HouseFinalistI Am YouSJP LitFinalistFarrar, Straus and GirouxFinalist
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External links Publishing Triangle Awards