Canadian writers M-E Girard and jia qing wilson-yang were among the winners of the 2017 Lambda Literary Awards. The awards, which have been given annually since 1988, celebrate LGBTQ literature in a wide range of genres.

In total, five books with Canadian ties were among this year's honorees.

Girard won the LGBTQ Children's/Young Adult category with Girl Mans Up. The story of Pen, a teenage girl who prefers to dress like a boy, is currently a finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.

Small Beauty, a debut novel by qing wilson-yang, won the transgender fiction category. The Toronto writer was recognized in 2016 with an honour of distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ emerging writers.

Ontario writer Jessica L. Webb was honoured in the lesbian mystery category with Pathogen, the second book in her Dr. Kate Morrison thriller series.

The LGBTQ anthology category was won by Vancouver's Zena Sharman, who edited The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care. The book is a collection of narratives from writers like Vivek Shraya and Amber Dawn on their experiences accessing trans and queer healthcare services.

Indra Das, a former student at the University of British Columbia, won the LGBTQ SF/F/Horror category for The Devourers.

You can see the complete list of winners at the Lambda Literary Awards site.