Michele Karlsberg Leadership Award
American literary award
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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 ands co founder of Amethyst Press.
Recipients
| 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] |
| 2025 | David Groff, poet, writer, and Publishing Triangle co-founder | [17] |
| 2026 | Amy Scholder, "literary editor, publisher, and documentary filmmaker"[18] | [18] |