Publishing Triangle

The Publishing Triangle

Formation	1988
Location	New York, New York
Website	www.publishingtriangle.org

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 program of literary awards for LGBT literature since 1989.

The Publishing Triangle credits three individuals with providing initial support for the organization: Crown editor David Groff, Book-of-the-Month Club executive Richard Riger, and St. Martin's Press editor Michael Denneny, the latter of whom co-chaired the first steering committee with Michele Karlsberg of Amethyst Press.

Awards

• The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction (gay nonfiction)
• The Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction (lesbian nonfiction)
• The Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry (lesbian poetry)
• The Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry (gay poetry)
• The Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (debut fiction)
• The Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature (transgender)
• The Joseph Hansen Award for LGBTQ Crime Writing
• The Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Children’s/YA Literature (children's/young adult)
• The Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction (fiction)
• The Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement (lifetime achievement)
• The Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award (early career achievement)
• The Michele Karlsberg Leadership Award
• The Publishing Triangle Torchbearer Award

• The Robert Chesley Playwriting Award (drama)