The Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award is an annual literary award, presented by
Publishing Triangle
The Publishing Triangle, founded in 1988 by Robin Hardy, is an American association of gay men and lesbians in the publishing industry. They sponsor an annual National Lesbian and Gay Book Month, and have sponsored the annual Triangle Awards prog ...
to honor achievement by an emerging
LGBTQ
LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, Gay men, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (sexuality and gender), questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, Asexuality, asexual, ...
writer. The prize is presented to a writer who has shown exceptional talent and the promise of continued literary success and significance in the future.
From 2013 to 2016, the award was presented by
Lambda Literary Foundation
The Lambda Literary Foundation (also known as Lambda Literary) is an American LGBTQ literary organization whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legaci ...
as a
Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary Foundation, Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ+ literatur ...
, until taken over by Publishing Triangle. First presented by Publishing Triangle in 2017, the award was named in memory of American author and psychotherapist
Betty Berzon, who won the fight to have the
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 39,200 members who are in ...
declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, and contributed to LGBTQ advocacy throughout her lifetime. The award is sponsored by Berzon's widow, Teresa DeCrescenzo.
Recipients
See also
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Judith A. Markowitz Award for Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers
References
External links
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{{LGBTQ fiction
Triangle Awards
LGBTQ literature in the United States
Awards established in 2013
2013 establishments in the United States
English-language literary awards