Venita Blackburn

3 shortlist appearances

Award History

Award	Year	Book	Status
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction	2025	Dead in Long Beach California	Shortlist
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction	2022	How to Wrestle a Girl	Shortlist
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence	2021	How to Wrestle a Girl	Shortlist

Shortlist
Dead in Long Beach California
Venita Blackburn
Lambda Literary Award for Fiction
Shortlist
How to Wrestle a Girl
Venita Blackburn
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence